CRIME
•Act or omission committed against the community that is punishable by
the state.
Actus Reus
• Latin term meaning “guilty act” • Refers to the physical act of carrying out of a
crime.
Mens rea
• Latin term meaning “guilty mind” • Meaning the accused intended to commit the
crime .• Knowing their actions were wrong.
Range of factors, that lead to criminal behavior.
• Psychological factors.• Social factors.• Economic factors.• Genetic theories.• Political factors.• Self-interest.
Technology
• Criminal behavior is now linked to computer crimes. • The crimes amendment computer offences act 2001,
NSW introduced a new part titled “Computer Offences” to the crimes act 1900 NSW to include new crimes relating to computer hacking.
White Collar Crime
• Economic gain is a major contributing factor to some forms of criminal behavior.
• Most common white collar crimes: Embezzlement, tax evasion and Insider trading.
Crime Prevention
• Social prevention techniques.• Situational prevention techniques.
Situational crime prevention techniques.
• Situational crime prevention aims, to make it more difficult for criminals to carry out a crime.
• For example. Installing bars or alarm systems, or internet firewalls to deter the theft of data.
Social crime prevention techniques.
• Social crime prevention attempts to address the underlying social factors that may lead to criminal behavior.
• For example, funding into educational programs in schools to raise the education levels of students.
• Youth programs.
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