WJEC Criminology Unit 2 lAtESt
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1. Actus reus - ANSWER ✔ Latin for guilty act
2. Mens rea - ANSWER ✔ Latin for "guilty mind," used in court to
prove criminal intent
3. How and why do laws on homosexuality vary between countries? -
ANSWER ✔ Legal in the UK since 1967. Illegal in countries such
as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, Nigeria.
Religion is a major reason for the difference.
4. Statute - ANSWER ✔ An Act of Parliament
5. Acquittal - ANSWER ✔ Verdict of a court when someone is found
Not Guilty.
,6. How has the law on prostitution changed in the UK? - ANSWER
✔ Prostitution is legal but many of its associated activities are
illegal, e.g. kerb crawling, soliciting, owning a brothel.
7. Caution - ANSWER ✔ The criminal accepts the offence (admits
they did it) and agrees to be cautioned by police. No further action
is taken
8. Conditional caution - ANSWER ✔ The criminal accepts the
offence and agrees to conditions in relation to the caution, e.g.
receiving treatment for drug abuse.
9. Penalty notices - ANSWER ✔ A small fine issued by the police.
These can be issued without the use of court proceedings for minor
crimes such as shoplifting or being drunk and disorderly in public.
No criminal conviction if the fine is paid
10. Custodial sentences - ANSWER ✔ Being sentenced to time
in prison or young offenders institute. Sentences vary from a few
days to 'life' and can run concurrently or consecutively.
11. community sentence - ANSWER ✔ A punishment from a
court that combines punishment (giving up time) with activities
carried out in the community.
, 12. Fine - ANSWER ✔ A financial penalty of an amount
determined by the court in punishment for a criminal offence.
13. Conditional discharge - ANSWER ✔ Offender is found
guilty but is given conditions to meet in return for not being given
a formal sanction e.g drug offenders may be given orders to attend
rehabilitation. If conditions are not met, offenders may be given
another sanction
14. Absolute discharge - ANSWER ✔ Offender is found guilty
but punishment is not deemed suitable e.g where a person has a
medical condition that has led to their action or has committed
their crime in self defence
15. Deviance - ANSWER ✔ Actions against society's norms and
values
16. Informal sanctions against deviance - ANSWER ✔ Frowning
upon someone's behaviour
Labelling behaviour
Being ignored
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1. Actus reus - ANSWER ✔ Latin for guilty act
2. Mens rea - ANSWER ✔ Latin for "guilty mind," used in court to
prove criminal intent
3. How and why do laws on homosexuality vary between countries? -
ANSWER ✔ Legal in the UK since 1967. Illegal in countries such
as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, Nigeria.
Religion is a major reason for the difference.
4. Statute - ANSWER ✔ An Act of Parliament
5. Acquittal - ANSWER ✔ Verdict of a court when someone is found
Not Guilty.
,6. How has the law on prostitution changed in the UK? - ANSWER
✔ Prostitution is legal but many of its associated activities are
illegal, e.g. kerb crawling, soliciting, owning a brothel.
7. Caution - ANSWER ✔ The criminal accepts the offence (admits
they did it) and agrees to be cautioned by police. No further action
is taken
8. Conditional caution - ANSWER ✔ The criminal accepts the
offence and agrees to conditions in relation to the caution, e.g.
receiving treatment for drug abuse.
9. Penalty notices - ANSWER ✔ A small fine issued by the police.
These can be issued without the use of court proceedings for minor
crimes such as shoplifting or being drunk and disorderly in public.
No criminal conviction if the fine is paid
10. Custodial sentences - ANSWER ✔ Being sentenced to time
in prison or young offenders institute. Sentences vary from a few
days to 'life' and can run concurrently or consecutively.
11. community sentence - ANSWER ✔ A punishment from a
court that combines punishment (giving up time) with activities
carried out in the community.
, 12. Fine - ANSWER ✔ A financial penalty of an amount
determined by the court in punishment for a criminal offence.
13. Conditional discharge - ANSWER ✔ Offender is found
guilty but is given conditions to meet in return for not being given
a formal sanction e.g drug offenders may be given orders to attend
rehabilitation. If conditions are not met, offenders may be given
another sanction
14. Absolute discharge - ANSWER ✔ Offender is found guilty
but punishment is not deemed suitable e.g where a person has a
medical condition that has led to their action or has committed
their crime in self defence
15. Deviance - ANSWER ✔ Actions against society's norms and
values
16. Informal sanctions against deviance - ANSWER ✔ Frowning
upon someone's behaviour
Labelling behaviour
Being ignored
