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Which of the following Is related to public order crimes and differs from country to country? -ANSWERMoral laws, codes and standards Choose the correct .......... answer may be regarded as the primary objective of organised crime -ANSWEREconomic gain Identify which combination of existing theories can explain conservation crime -ANSWERRational choice, social learning, general theory of crime, neutralisation Which one of the following Is not an example of white-collar crime? -ANSWERAfric...

What are structural theories? - correct answer-They focus on the structure of society and how it is organised. Structural theories look at how equal or unequal a society is, what holds it together and what things cause conflict and division. They see the structure of society as being the underlying cause of crime What are Durkheim's key ideas? - correct answer-Functionalists such as Durkheim see society as a stable structure based on shared norms, values and beliefs about right and wrong....

CMY3706 WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS . most important motive when selecting victims of a house robbery (pg 232) - ANSWER-1 - wealth of victim factors specifically contributing to the incidents of violent crime in SA - ANSWER-2 - vigilantism, socio-economic conditions and a weak criminal justice system type of residence associated with the highest number of robberies (pg 233) - ANSWER-2 - residential homes .. followed by farm houses and flats provide with the most killings of ...

PACE S24, as amended by SOCPA The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 correct answer: This Act gives the power of Arrest - Where an offence has been - Or may have been committed - Or is being committed - Or may be being committed - Or is about to be committed PAST< PRESENT < FUTURE PROVISION Under this act, police have powers to arrest anyone that they reasonably suspect of the offence. The Necessity Test: Safeguard correct answer: The powers of arrest are very wide ...

Criminology: Types of Crime Questions and Answers 2023 White Collar Crime (WCC) Committed by people of high social status or respectability in the course of their occupation; non-violent usually. Examples of WCC In commercial situations for financial gain/motivation. There's credit card and bankruptcy fraud, embezzling, tax evasion, Ponzi schemes and forgery. 3 Types of WCC Organised, Corporate and Professional. What is ORGANISED WCC? Planned and controlled by an organ...

AQA Psychology Forensic Psychology Exam Questions With Complete Solution What is offender profiling? A behavioural and analytical tool that is intended to help investigators accurately predict and profile the characteristics of unknown criminals How is offender profiling used? - Narrows the field of enquiry and list of likely suspects - professional profilers will be called in to work alongside police - There will be careful scrutiny of crime scene and analysing the evidence to generat...

Police Powers of Arrest Questions with Complete Solutions PACE S24, as amended by SOCPA The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 - Correct Answers This Act gives the power of Arrest - Where an offence has been - Or may have been committed - Or is being committed - Or may be being committed - Or is about to be committed PAST< PRESENT < FUTURE PROVISION Under this act, police have powers to arrest anyone that they reasonably suspect of the offence. The Necessity Test: Sa...

Identify the missing word 1n the following definition of conservation crime "any intentional or negligent human activity or................. that impacts negatively on the earth's biotic and/or abiotic natural resources" manipulation The following excerpt "individuals are able to avoid moral blame and maintain their selfesteem while violating the law if they tell themselves and others that they had no criminal intent or that their behaviour was justified" applies to which of the fol...

ant, criminal behaviour is internalised . Over-harsh superego- identifying with a severely harsh same sex parent, overactive superego, individual subconsciously desires punishment leading to criminal behaviour evaluate Freud's psycodynamic explanations of criminal behaviour - answer- demonstrates gender bias. Freud believed due to castration anxiety not pressuring girls to identify with their mothers, they were less likely to do so leading to criminal behaviour. This is wrong- prison stats...

Criminology unit 1 AC1.1 Questions and Answers 2023 Deviance Behavior that violates significant social norms Norms Behaviours that are considered acceptable Values Society's values, principles , standards Moral code A system of rules based on what we should and should not do white collar crime job-related crimes committed by high-status people Offences of white collar crime Embezzlement, fraud scamming Common offenders of WWC Business men, the g...