REVIEW 1.1
1 Define the term ‘crime’.
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2 Use one or more examples to describe a new type of crime and an act that is no longer a crime.
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3 Describe the main ways in which criminal law differs from civil law.
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REVIEW 1.2
1 Explain the difference between actus reus and mens rea.
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2 Using a specific crime as an example (e.g. drink-driving offence, murder, robbery), describe what you think the actus reus and mens rea of the crime might be.
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3 Describe how strict liability offences differ from usual offences and give examples of some strict liability offences.
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REVIEW 1.3
1 Using offences as examples, describe some of the differences between offences against the person and economic offences. What types of crime do they include?
What are the main effects of the crimes? Why do you think these acts are deemed
‘criminal’?
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2 A number of driving offences and regulatory offences are strict liability offences.
Using examples, describe why you think these crimes are strict liability only. What are the advantages and disadvantages for society of such offences being strict liability?
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3 Attempts and conspiracies often carry penalties as high as if the crime was actually committed. Evaluate why this might be and describe some of the possible difficulties in prosecuting an attempt or conspiracy.
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REVIEW 1.3 (CONT.)
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REVIEW 1.4
1 Describe the key characteristics of a summary offence and an indictable offence.
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2 Identify some of the advantages and disadvantages for an offender of having their case heard as a summary instead of an indictable offence.
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3 Describe the four possible parties to a crime.
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REVIEW 1.4 (CONT.)
4 Use a real or fictional example of a crime to illustrate different parties to an offence.
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REVIEW 1.5
1 Describe three different factors that might influence a person to commit an offence.
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2 Define ‘situational crime prevention’ and provide examples of how this is achieved.
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3 Define ‘social crime prevention’ and give some examples of how this is achieved.
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1 Define what a crime is and describe the characteristics of criminal law.
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2 Using examples, explain the difference between murder and manslaughter.
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3 Explain the difference between summary offences and indictable offences and list some examples of each.
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4 Describe what regulatory offences are and how they differ from other crimes.
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5 Explain some of the factors contributing to crime and provide examples of some crime prevention techniques that might be used to combat them.
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