AC1.1 Different Types of Crime

Which of the following is a legal definition of crime?

• Conduct (or an act of omission) which, when it results in certain consequences, may lead to prosecution and punishment in a criminal court

• An infraction of the common law

• An immoral act which, when it results in certain consequences, may lead to punishment and sentencing in a court

• Behaviour that offends the ‘collective consciousness’ and provokes punishment

White collar crimes are crimes that are:

• Committed by people who wear suits

• Committed by people without power or authority

• Committed by people in a position of power and authority

• Committed by people in a position of low socio-economic status

Which of the following are examples of criminal offences associated with white collar crime?

• Tax evasion

• Illegal drug use

• Polluting the environment

• Breaking Health & Safety regulations

Victims of white collar crime are likely to include:

• Employees

• Consumers

• Drug dealers

• the Government

Levels of public awareness of white collar crime are relatively low compared with street crime because of:

• Government cover-ups

• Media cover-ups

• De-labelling

• Under-reporting

Moral crimes, are crimes that go against...

• Government's norms and values

• Society's norms and values

• Criminal norms and values

• Psychological norms and values

Which of the following IS NOT and example of a moral crime

• Prostitution

• Vagrancy

• Under-age drinking

• Watching adult pornography

One of the reasons Moral crimes are often considered 'victimless' is because?

• They are not really criminal acts

• They usually involve consenting adults

• They are not prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service

• They have an identifiable victim

State crime may be defined as:

• Crime carried out on an international scale

• Deviant activities legally carried out by government

• Illegal activities carried out by individuals employed by the state

• Illegal or deviant activities carried out by state agencies or with the backing of the state

Which of the following are examples of 'state' crime:

• Cutting overseas aid

• Imprisonment without trial

• Indiscriminate bombing of civilians in war

• Police brutality