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WorksheetsCriminological Theories 1.2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What we class as a crime can change depending on:
Time
Culture
Place
All of the above
Voluntary sexual activity (as sexual intercourse) between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband is known as:
(a)
The image above represents ann illegal act in the UK known as...
(a)
Durham Constabulary does not prioritise people who grow cannabis plants for personal use. But in Cumbria, they do prosecute.
True
False
Jay Walking is:
When you cross a street talking on your phone.
When you cross a street quickly
to cross a street carelessly or in an illegal manner
When your mate Jay is walking
Female genital mutilation is usually carried out on girls under the age of :
9
12
15
18
FGM is carried out in many parts of Africa, The Middle East and...
(a)
The practice of executing someone as punishment for a specific crime after going through the correct legal proceedings or legal trial is known as:
(spell correctly for the grade)
(a)
lIn the 18th Century, there were over ? offences which could have resulted in the death penalty.
1000
50
200
500
The Double Jeopardy law had been around for how many years in the UK before it was changed.
500
600
700
800
What was the name of the heroic mother who fought so hard to eventually change the double jeopardy ruling?
(a)
What year was homosexuality decriminalised in the UK?
1956
1967
1987
1964
Laws can vary over time because...
(Select those that apply)
Moral panic
The Primeminister wants it to.
Medical knowledge advances
Miscarriages of justice
Campaigns for change
If someone was arrested for stabbing and killing another person, the charge of murder or manslaughter would depend on the c (a)
The age of criminal responsibility in the UK is:
16
9
10
7
