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WorksheetsAC1.1 Different Types of Crime
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
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
Technological crimes are crimes involving the use of information and communication technology, and can include:
Identity theft
Phishing
Gaslighting
Cyber-trespass
Victims of crimes like online financial fraud are more likely to be:
The elderly and those less educated
Young people with social media
Single women on the internet
People using the dark web
An unjustified or incorrect attitude (usually negative) towards an individual based solely on the individual’s membership of a particular social group is called?
Hate
Prejudice
Indifference
Discrimination
Hate crimes are motivated by prejudice against a victim because of one or more of protected characteristics - such as:
Race
Age
Disability
Religion
A hate crime can include:
Damage to property
Verbal abuse
Intimidation
Assault
Violence, including murder, committed against an individual who is deemed to have brought shame upon the family is often described as...
Moral crime
Hate crime
Honour crime
State crime
Honour crimes are usually perpetrated by...
The victims family
The state
The church
The public
Domestic abuse, also called domestic violence, or Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), can involve:
Intimidation, criticism, threats
Physical and sexual assaults
Coercive behaviour
Financial abuse
The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme gives women the right to ask police to check whether their partner has a violent past.
It is commonly known as:
Sarah's Law
The Domestic Abuse Law
The Check Scheme
Clare's Law
Several factors lead to low public awareness of domestic abuse, including:
It is not really a criminal offence
Victims are often too afraid to report the crime
It takes place in the home, hidden from the public
The Police Service do not act on reports
