Summary WJEC CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 2 GOOD SUMMARISED NOTES
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CRIMINOLOGY
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CRIMINOLOGY
Actus reus
Latin for guilty act
Mens rea
Latin for "guilty mind," used in court to prove criminal intent
Explain the following sanctions for criminal behavior:
- Cautions
- Conditional caution
- Penalty notices
- Custodial sentences
- Community sentences
- Fines
- Discharge
- Combinatio...
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WJEC CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 2 GOOD
SUMMARISED NOTES
Actus reus
Latin for guilty act
Mens rea
Latin for "guilty mind," used in court to prove criminal intent
Explain the following sanctions for criminal behavior:
- Cautions
- Conditional caution
- Penalty notices
- Custodial sentences
- Community sentences
- Fines
- Discharge
- Combination order
- Cautions: The criminal accepts the offence and agrees to be
cautioned.
- Conditional caution: The criminal agrees to conditions, e.g.
receiving treatment for drug abuse.
- Penalty notices: A small fine issued by the police.
- Custodial sentences: Prison
,- Community sentences: Doing unpaid work.
- Fines: financial penalties
- Discharge: Can be either conditional or absolute. A discharge
is given when a defendant is technically guilty but morally
blameless.
- Combination order: A sentence of the court that combines a
probation order and a community sentence order.
Give examples of crimes in the following categories:
- Fatal offences against the person:
- Non-fatal offences against the person:
- Offences against property:
- Sexual offences:
- Public order offences:
- Drug offences:
- Fatal offences against the person: Murder, manslaughter
- Non-fatal offences against the person: Assault, ABH, GBH.
- Offences against property: Theft, robbery, burglary.
- Sexual offences: Rape, indecent assault.
, - Public order offences: Riot, violent disorder.
- Drug offences: Possession of a controlled drug, possession
with intent to supply.
What forms of deviance are there?
Admired behaviour: e.g. saving someone's life.
Odd behaviour
Bad Behaviour
What sanctions are there against deviance?
Frowning upon someone's behaviour
Labelling behaviour
Being ignored
Parents grounding a child
How and why do laws on adultery vary between countries?
Adultery is legal in all European countries but illegal in many
countries which operate Islamic law, e.g. Saudi Arabia, Pakistan.
Reasons why laws vary: religion, status of women.
How and why do laws on honour crime vary between
countries?
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