1.1- Analyse different types of crime
One crime in the brief is technological crime. Technological crime is where crime
occurs over the internet such as identity theft, cyber bullying and phishing scams.
Offenders would only need to possess knowledge on how to operate technology
and they are often found to be manipulative. Since offenders can be anyone who
uses technology, any internet user may become a victim. However, most of the
time, the victim is someone with a lack of distrust, and tend to be the elderly or
young people who don’t have much knowledge on operating safely on the
internet. Although statistics do show that 1 in 10 people do become victims of
technological crimes. Public awareness regarding technological crimes used to
be low but due to an increase in these crimes occurring, publicity has also
increased, so more people know about technological crimes now. Technological
crimes are both deviant and criminal, for example, stealing from someone is
considered a crime and within today’s society people do not agree with that
behavior. One example of a technological crime that occurred was when the
NHS was cyber hacked and the information of many patients were held ransom.
Moral crimes are crimes which occur against morality and most of the time there
isn’t a clear victim. Examples of moral crimes are vagrancy, drug use, and
assisted suicide. The offender of this crime is usually facing hardships in some
way, possibly financially, such as a homeless person sleeping rough, thus
committing vagrancy. However, the person sleeping rough is not only the
offender but also the victim. Public awareness is low because some of the crimes
aren’t known to be a crime by the public, like underage drinking. Moral crimes
can be both deviant and criminal but the public regard most moral crimes as
deviant behavior and not criminal, even though it is.
Public awareness is low because some of the crimes aren’t known to be a crime
by the public, like underage drinking. Moral crimes can be both deviant and
criminal but the public regard most moral crimes as deviant behavior and not
criminal, even though it is.
One crime in the brief is technological crime. Technological crime is where crime
occurs over the internet such as identity theft, cyber bullying and phishing scams.
Offenders would only need to possess knowledge on how to operate technology
and they are often found to be manipulative. Since offenders can be anyone who
uses technology, any internet user may become a victim. However, most of the
time, the victim is someone with a lack of distrust, and tend to be the elderly or
young people who don’t have much knowledge on operating safely on the
internet. Although statistics do show that 1 in 10 people do become victims of
technological crimes. Public awareness regarding technological crimes used to
be low but due to an increase in these crimes occurring, publicity has also
increased, so more people know about technological crimes now. Technological
crimes are both deviant and criminal, for example, stealing from someone is
considered a crime and within today’s society people do not agree with that
behavior. One example of a technological crime that occurred was when the
NHS was cyber hacked and the information of many patients were held ransom.
Moral crimes are crimes which occur against morality and most of the time there
isn’t a clear victim. Examples of moral crimes are vagrancy, drug use, and
assisted suicide. The offender of this crime is usually facing hardships in some
way, possibly financially, such as a homeless person sleeping rough, thus
committing vagrancy. However, the person sleeping rough is not only the
offender but also the victim. Public awareness is low because some of the crimes
aren’t known to be a crime by the public, like underage drinking. Moral crimes
can be both deviant and criminal but the public regard most moral crimes as
deviant behavior and not criminal, even though it is.
Public awareness is low because some of the crimes aren’t known to be a crime
by the public, like underage drinking. Moral crimes can be both deviant and
criminal but the public regard most moral crimes as deviant behavior and not
criminal, even though it is.
