crime

• What did the Sexual Offences Act 1967 do in the UK?

  Decriminalised homosexuality
• What does the Criminal Justice Act 2005 state about hate crimes?

  They are punished more severely
• Why were new laws needed regarding hate crimes in the UK?

  Increasing immigration led to multiculturalism
• What did the 1968 Race Relations Act make illegal?

  Refusing jobs based on race
• How was domestic violence viewed in the 19th century?

  As personal business
• What change occurred after women gained the vote post-WWI regarding domestic violence?

  Attitudes towards domestic violence changed
• What did the Domestic Violence Act 1976 allow victims to do?

  Ask for an injunction against a partner
• What significant ruling was made by the courts in 1991 regarding marriage?

  Men could be prosecuted for marital rape
• What crime was established in 2014 regarding partner behavior?

  Controlling and coercive behavior became a crime
• How many women are killed weekly by partners in the UK?

  Two women
• What was the legal status of abortion in Britain before 1967?

  Illegal
• What led to calls for changes in abortion laws in the 1960s?

  Growing liberalisation of attitudes
• What did the 1967 Abortion Act legalise?

  Abortion for serious disabilities or risks
• What was the maximum pregnancy stage for abortion in 1968?

  28 weeks
• What significant change occurred in drunk driving laws from 1872 to 1967?

  Maximum alcohol limits were established
• How were attitudes towards drunk driving in the 1970s?

  Generally lenient
• What did the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 do?

  Made many drugs illegal
• What is terrorism defined as?

  Use of violence to publicise a political cause
• Which terrorist group was prominent in the 1970s and 80s?

  IRA (Irish Republican Army)
• What recent groups have been responsible for acts of terror in Europe?

  Al-Qaeda and ISIS
• How do modern terrorists communicate their messages?

  Using the internet
• What is people-trafficking?

  Bringing people to the UK for low wages
• What are some consequences of people-trafficking?

  Women and children forced into prostitution
• What methods do gangs use in people-trafficking?

  Physical confinement, blackmail, and coercion
• When was the phrase ‘white slave trade’ first used?

  In the 1830s
• What is cybercrime?

  Crime carried out via the internet
• How can cybercrime occur on a global scale?

  Through the internet
• What does fraud involve in cybercrime?

  Impersonating others to make money illegally
• What is copyright theft?

  Illegal downloads of music and films
• What is hacking in the context of cybercrime?

  Gaining unauthorized access to data
• What are some reasons for hacking?

  Stealing data, espionage, or extortion