WJEC Criminology Applied Diploma Unit 2: AC1.2

How can laws change by place? Based on criminal offenses in different countries - answer-the same criminal offenses are not necessarily in place throughout the whole world or even policed the same way as in england and wales How can laws change by time? Based on views/opinions/campaigns/medical knowledge - answer-views/opinions can change overtime, campaigns can promote change or for change to occur, can be change as medical knowledge advances How did homosexuality laws change by time in the uk, what did it used to be? - answer-used to be a criminal offense in england and wales How did the miscarriages of justice lead to the decriminalisation of the death penalty in the uk? Based on the public - answer-it led to a change in public opinion about the death penalty How do laws change by circumstance? - answer-laws apply differently because of the situations circumstances How might law change by culture? - answer-different cultures view different crimes differently even at the same point in time In what families do honour crimes mainly occur in? - answer-south asian and middle eastern families Is jaywalking legal or illegal in the uk? And why? - answer-legal, considered a personal responsibility What acts decriminalised homosexuality in the uk? - answer-sexual offenses act 1967, 2004 civil partnership act, 2014 gay marriages What also changed alongside homosexuality laws in the uk? - answer-age of consent lowered from 21-16 What are 2 key examples of how laws change by circumstance? - answer-murder, age of criminality What are 3 key examples of how laws can change by culture? - answer-honour crime, adultery, homosexuality What are 3 key examples of how laws can change by time in the uk? - answer-homosexuality in the uk, death penalty in the uk, double jeopardy in the uk What are 3 key examples of how laws change by place? - answer-jaywalking in the usa, marijuana, death penalty in the usa and uk What case is linked to age of criminal responsibility? What were they convicted of? - answer-james bulgar case - two 10 year olds were convicted of murder in the uk What do derek bentley and timothy evans have to do with the death penalty in the uk? - answer-they were seen as miscarriages of justice, people who were sent to their deaths but were later found innocent What do people believe about marijuana medically? - answer-some people view it as a recreational drug, others consider that medicinal properties should be prioritised over its legality. What is adultery? - answer-sexual relations between a married person and another What is the age of criminal responsibility in canada, bangladesh and china? - answer-canada - 12, bangladesh - 9, china - 16 What is the age of criminal responsibility in the uk and what does this mean? - answer-uk - 10, anyone under 10 can get away with their crime despite underlying factors What might be a reason for wanting to abolish the double jeopardy law in the uk? - answer-finding new compelling evidence e.g. Dna evidence