Criminology exam questions with correct
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Explain why some laws such as the Vagrancy Act 1824 have not been
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subject to change. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The process of changing a
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law can be slow. Law can be left to fall out of usage rather than change
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it. Parliamentary time is in demand and used for more urgent issues.
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Reasons for passing law may still be applied today - change unnecessary.
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Define zero tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Is a policing strategy that
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involves relentless order maintenance and aggressive law enforcement,
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against even minor crimes.
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What is the criminal offence committed when an honour killing is
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committed? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Unlawful killing such as murder or
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manslaughter.
What is it called when a family dispose of someone due to they bring
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shame on the family ? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Honour killing
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Define honour killing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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, What are the reasons for honour killings? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Bringing shame on a family, protecting the honour/reputation of a
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family, the deceased engaged in activities or relationships found to be
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unsuitable by a family, request by senior family members.
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Compare and contrast honour killings with crimes of domestic abuse. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Both crimes amount to criminal behaviour. Both
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are violent offences. Both usually occur within the family/domestic
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situations/ behind closed doors, against females. Both involve attempts
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to control both behaviour and financial independence. Contrast - often
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with 'honour crimes' the victim does not know how to report the issues
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or may not have the lanuage ability to do so. With domestic violence
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the victim often chooses not to report the crime. Honour crimes usually
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occur with South Asian and Middle Eastern families. Domestic violence
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can occur in all cultures. 'Honour killings' usually against females,
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domestic violence can occur against males.| | | | |
Describe what is meant by a 'moral panic' and give two examples. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Stanley Cohen : a condition, episode, person or
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group emerges to become defined as a threat to society's values and
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interest-often stylised in a stereotypical fashion by mass media. | | | | | | | | |
Examples: Mods and Rockers, Knife Crime, Islamic Terrorists, London
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Riots, homeless, mental health, reaction after the abduction and
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murder of James Bulger. | | |
answers
Explain why some laws such as the Vagrancy Act 1824 have not been
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
subject to change. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The process of changing a
| | | | | | | | | |
law can be slow. Law can be left to fall out of usage rather than change
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it. Parliamentary time is in demand and used for more urgent issues.
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Reasons for passing law may still be applied today - change unnecessary.
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Define zero tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Is a policing strategy that
| | | | | | | | | |
involves relentless order maintenance and aggressive law enforcement,
| | | | | | | |
against even minor crimes.
| | |
What is the criminal offence committed when an honour killing is
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committed? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Unlawful killing such as murder or
| | | | | | | | |
manslaughter.
What is it called when a family dispose of someone due to they bring
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shame on the family ? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Honour killing
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Define honour killing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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, What are the reasons for honour killings? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Bringing shame on a family, protecting the honour/reputation of a
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family, the deceased engaged in activities or relationships found to be
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unsuitable by a family, request by senior family members.
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Compare and contrast honour killings with crimes of domestic abuse. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Both crimes amount to criminal behaviour. Both
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are violent offences. Both usually occur within the family/domestic
| | | | | | | | |
situations/ behind closed doors, against females. Both involve attempts
| | | | | | | | |
to control both behaviour and financial independence. Contrast - often
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with 'honour crimes' the victim does not know how to report the issues
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or may not have the lanuage ability to do so. With domestic violence
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the victim often chooses not to report the crime. Honour crimes usually
| | | | | | | | | | | |
occur with South Asian and Middle Eastern families. Domestic violence
| | | | | | | | | |
can occur in all cultures. 'Honour killings' usually against females,
| | | | | | | | | |
domestic violence can occur against males.| | | | |
Describe what is meant by a 'moral panic' and give two examples. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Stanley Cohen : a condition, episode, person or
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group emerges to become defined as a threat to society's values and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
interest-often stylised in a stereotypical fashion by mass media. | | | | | | | | |
Examples: Mods and Rockers, Knife Crime, Islamic Terrorists, London
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Riots, homeless, mental health, reaction after the abduction and
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murder of James Bulger. | | |
