Criminology

CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 1 AC 1.3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED. Buy Quality Materials! What are the three stages that must happen before a crime? The crime must first be observed It must then be reported to the police It must then be recorded by the police What will happen if a crime is not reported? The crime will not be recorded and cannot be investigated Define "police discretion" The police have the ability to exercise police discretion and therefore may not record all crimes ...

CRIMINOLOGY: UNIT 1: AC 1.4QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED. Buy Quality Materials! media representation of crime: newspaper -newspapers focus on sensational stories and treat them as 'infotainment' (cross between factual info and fictional entertainment). -the kinds of crime, criminals and victims shown in news reports are the opposite of those within official crime stats. -one in eight news reports are about crime and almost two thirds of news crime stories feature violence, where...

AC1.6 CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED. Buy Quality Materials! Mark band 2 Clear and detailed evaluation of a range of methods/sources of information used to collect information about crime, with clear evidence of reasoning, detailed and relevant reference to specific sources - need to refer to official police statistics and self report surveys. primary data *Information collected first hand by researchers themselves for their own research purposes. Methods include: -...

CRIMINOLOGY - UNIT 1 - AC2.2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED. Buy Quality Materials! What are the 11 types of media used in campaigns for change? Blogs, viral messaging, social networking, advertising, film, television, radio, documentary, word of mouth, events, print. What is a blog? A regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style. What are some strengths and limitations of blogs? Streng...

CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 1 AC1.2QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED. Buy Quality Materials! Personal Reasons: Fear People sometimes don't report crimes as they are fearful of the consequences of doing so and what the perpetrator might do as a reprisal for reporting the crime. Personal Reason: Shame Feeling ashamed that you have let yourself become a victim of a crime. Personal Reason: Disinterest Not reporting a crime because you are not interested in the crime or with what has occurred. This cou...

CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 1 AC1.5 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED. Buy Quality Materials! AC1.5 Explain the IMPACT of media representations of the public perception of crime Mark band 1 Limited explanation of the impact of media representations on the public perceptions of crime Mark band 1 1-3 marks Mark band 2 Clear and detailed explanation of the impact of a range of media representations on the public perceptions of crime Mark band 2 4-6 marks

CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 1 AC 1.6QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED. Buy Quality Materials! What is the purpose of crime statistics? - Police priorities - Spot patterns and trends - Assess if sentences are effective - To identify likely victims - To understand causes of crime Define validity How accurately a method measures what it is intended to measure What does it mean if research has high validity? It produces results Define reliability in statistics It is the overall consistency of a m...

CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 1 - AC 2+3QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED. Buy Quality Materials! Give me an example of a campaign to change policy Unlock Give me an example of a campaign to change the law Sarah's law Give me an example of a campaign to change the priorities of agencies No knives, better lives Give me an example of a campaign to achieve a change in funding WeWontWait

CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 1 AC1.1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED. Buy Quality Materials! AC1.5 Explain the IMPACT of media representations of the public perception of crime Impact The effect or consequence of something Public perceptions How the public view something/how they feel generally a collective opinion Moral panic Statistics tend to be exaggerated Moral panic Used to describe media representation of something that has happened which the public will react to in a panicky manner Ex...

WJEC CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 1 AC1.3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED. Buy Quality Materials! Ripple Effect This describes how the impact of a crime can spread beyond the primary victim throughout their family, friends or community. Cultural This can cause from a criminal action to become illegal in one country but still remain legal in another as it is not known that it is an issue. On top of this if in a culture a crime is thought to be fine to commit like honour killings then as they don͛t con...