AQA A Level Psychology - Forensic Psychology / AQA A-level PSYCHOLOG
Psychology in context Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme
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1. Definition of Crime varies across different countries and cultures, what one country may be
Crime - Culture regard as a crime, another may not.
2. Definition of The age of criminal responsibility in the UK is 10. This is the age at which a child
Crime - Age knows the difference between right and wrong and can be charged as a criminal.
3. Definition of Laws can change over time so some laws that define an act as a crime may change
Crime - Context and make that act legal.
4. Definition of In some situations the legal system can make allowances for a crime depending
Crime - Circum- upon the circumstance. There are 2 core elements that need to be present for an
stance act to be regarded as guilty
5. Definition of The individual has committed the act voluntarily and has not be forced to do so and
Crime - Cir- are in control of what they do.
cumstance (Actus
Reus)
6. Definition of The individual had an intention of committing the crime. If it was an accident then
Crime - Cir- it can be argued that it wasn't a crime.
cumstance (Mens
Rea)
7. Official Statistics A means of measuring crime by collecting data and involves police recording of
crime.
8. Official Statistics - Some types of crime can be difficult to measure. Crimes that are not recorded by
Issues the police are not included.
9. Victim Surveys A means of measuring crime by asking the public of their experiences of crime. It
(CSEW) can help to provide an estimate of crime levels but does not cover everybody.
10. Offender Surveys
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, AQA A Level Psychology - Forensic Psychology / AQA A-level PSYCHOLOG
Psychology in context Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme
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A means of measuring crime through surveys asking offenders of their drug use
and how they victimised people. It can help find unreported crime and provides a
more accurate picture of it.
11. The Top-Down This uses the experience of the profiler to create a profile at the crime scene. It is
Approach mainly used by the FBI in America and involves a seven stage process.
12. Murder Type A stage in the top-down approach that involves identifying the type of killer which
can be mass, spree or serial.
13. Primary Intent A stage in the top-down approach which involves whether the murder was delib-
erate or was the consequence of something else.
14. Victim Risk A stage in the top-down approach that involves assessing whether the victim of the
crime were high risk or low risk. This can provide better information to the profiler
of the offender.
15. Offender Risk A stage in the top-down approach. It involves the amount of risk the offender goes
through in order to commit the crime.
16. Offender Profil- Methods used to create a profile of an offender which can then be used to identify
ing them. The methods can either be top-down or bottom-up.
17. Escalation A stage in the top-down approach in which the crime committed by an offender
escalates and is more serious than any of their other previous offences.
18. Time Factors A stage in the top-down approach. It involves the time of day when the crime was
committed. It provides information on the criminals daily routine.
19. Location Factors A stage in the top-down approach. it involves the location of which the crime was
committed. It provides information of how the offender got there such as transport
and whether or not they live nearby.
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Psychology in context Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hci9de
1. Definition of Crime varies across different countries and cultures, what one country may be
Crime - Culture regard as a crime, another may not.
2. Definition of The age of criminal responsibility in the UK is 10. This is the age at which a child
Crime - Age knows the difference between right and wrong and can be charged as a criminal.
3. Definition of Laws can change over time so some laws that define an act as a crime may change
Crime - Context and make that act legal.
4. Definition of In some situations the legal system can make allowances for a crime depending
Crime - Circum- upon the circumstance. There are 2 core elements that need to be present for an
stance act to be regarded as guilty
5. Definition of The individual has committed the act voluntarily and has not be forced to do so and
Crime - Cir- are in control of what they do.
cumstance (Actus
Reus)
6. Definition of The individual had an intention of committing the crime. If it was an accident then
Crime - Cir- it can be argued that it wasn't a crime.
cumstance (Mens
Rea)
7. Official Statistics A means of measuring crime by collecting data and involves police recording of
crime.
8. Official Statistics - Some types of crime can be difficult to measure. Crimes that are not recorded by
Issues the police are not included.
9. Victim Surveys A means of measuring crime by asking the public of their experiences of crime. It
(CSEW) can help to provide an estimate of crime levels but does not cover everybody.
10. Offender Surveys
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, AQA A Level Psychology - Forensic Psychology / AQA A-level PSYCHOLOG
Psychology in context Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hci9de
A means of measuring crime through surveys asking offenders of their drug use
and how they victimised people. It can help find unreported crime and provides a
more accurate picture of it.
11. The Top-Down This uses the experience of the profiler to create a profile at the crime scene. It is
Approach mainly used by the FBI in America and involves a seven stage process.
12. Murder Type A stage in the top-down approach that involves identifying the type of killer which
can be mass, spree or serial.
13. Primary Intent A stage in the top-down approach which involves whether the murder was delib-
erate or was the consequence of something else.
14. Victim Risk A stage in the top-down approach that involves assessing whether the victim of the
crime were high risk or low risk. This can provide better information to the profiler
of the offender.
15. Offender Risk A stage in the top-down approach. It involves the amount of risk the offender goes
through in order to commit the crime.
16. Offender Profil- Methods used to create a profile of an offender which can then be used to identify
ing them. The methods can either be top-down or bottom-up.
17. Escalation A stage in the top-down approach in which the crime committed by an offender
escalates and is more serious than any of their other previous offences.
18. Time Factors A stage in the top-down approach. It involves the time of day when the crime was
committed. It provides information on the criminals daily routine.
19. Location Factors A stage in the top-down approach. it involves the location of which the crime was
committed. It provides information of how the offender got there such as transport
and whether or not they live nearby.
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