WJEC Level 3 Applied Certificate & Diploma Criminology sample

UNIT 2 CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORIES Copy and complete the table. CRIME POSSIBLE REASONS FOR CRIMINALITY RELEVANT THEORY Crimes against property (theft, robbery, burglary) White-collar crimes Crimes against the person (assault, battery, ABH and GBH) Honour crimes Murder Public Order Act offences, such as affray, riot and violent disorder ABH = actual bodily harm GBH = grievous bodily harm Activity AC3.1 ANALYSE SITUATIONS OF CRIMINALITY ASSESSMENT CRITERION CONTENT AMPLIFICATION AC3.1 You should be able to … Analyse situations of criminality Situations relating to: • different types of crime • individual criminal behaviour You should have knowledge of a range of crimes, e.g. crimes against the person/property, white-collar, corporate crime, etc. You should be able to analyse a range of crimes and criminal behaviour and understand possible causes through the application of the theories learned for LO2 LEARNING OUTCOME 3 UNDERSTAND CAUSES OF CRIMINALITY Here you have to consider why crimes have been committed, looking at both types of crimes and individual behaviour. You can apply the theories considered in AC2.1, 2.2 and 2.3. Handy hints 108