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Mind Map by issiscott12, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by issiscott12
over 9 years ago
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Defining crime
- Historial contect - time
- A crime at one point in time may not be
seen as a crime at another point in time.
- For example- Before 1967 it was a
criminal offence for consenting adults
to commit homosexual acts
- For example- Before 1967 it was a
criminal offence for consenting adults
to commit homosexual acts
- A crime at one point in time may not be
seen as a crime at another point in time.
- Culture
- Problems can arise when people
who have origins in one culture live
in different culture and prefer to
retain their own cultural values.
- For example- In some cultures it
is acceptable to have more than
one wife however in the UK this
would be considered bigamy
- For example- In some cultures it
is acceptable to have more than
one wife however in the UK this
would be considered bigamy
- Problems can arise when people
who have origins in one culture live
in different culture and prefer to
retain their own cultural values.
- Age
- In England the age of criminal
resposibility is 10 years old
- For example- if a three
year old stole a sweet
from a shop they would
not be considered a
criminal
- For example- if a three
year old stole a sweet
from a shop they would
not be considered a
criminal
- In England the age of criminal
resposibility is 10 years old
- Specific circumstances
- Individual circumstances could
determine wether or not a specific
incidence is seen as a crime.
- For example- A mother stealing a loaf of
bread to feed her cildren may not be
called a criminal.
- For example- A mother stealing a loaf of
bread to feed her cildren may not be
called a criminal.
- Individual circumstances could
determine wether or not a specific
incidence is seen as a crime.
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