WJEC Level 3 Applied Certificate & Diploma Criminology sample

UNIT 1 CHANGING AWARENESS OF CRIME Moral crimes Criminal offences Moral crimes are crimes against the normal standard of morality within society. The following are all examples of what can be considered as moral crimes: • prostitution • vagrancy • under-age drinking • assisted suicide • illegal gambling • illegal drug use. CASE STUDY BERNIE MADOFF Bernie Madoff is an American businessman who, using a Ponzi scheme, defrauded investors of over $50 billion. Investors believed their money was being paid into various funds to make money. However, interest payments came not from the investments, which were never made, but from the payments made by new investors. Currently, he is serving 150 years in prison. Bernie Madoff Mr and Mrs S There is clearly a white-collar crime in relation to Mr S who is a: Bank Manager in his local town. ... He was recently called in to see his line manager as it has been discovered that for the last two years he has been making fraudulent expense claims. This criminal activity was in an attempt to help fund his rather extravagant lifestyle and pay for his gambling debts. The bank is considering its options and may decide to report the matter to the police. Brian Williams There has been a culture of slack timekeeping as well, so employees have been arranging for others to clock them in and out and claiming for hours that they have not actually worked. Senior managers have been claiming to work from home for long hours. Link to brief Don’t forget a brief will be given to you by your teacher and the Link to brief features throughout this book will help you develop your application skills. Handy hints 16