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what is a hate crime
a crime motivated by prejudice against the victims race, gender, disability or sexual orientation
what does it mean to be homophobic
prejudice against people who are gay
until what date was homosexuality illegal in the uk
1967
what did the 1967 sexual offences act do  
decriminalised homosexuality for men over 21 - this could be because of the growing liberal attitudes sex (a sexual revolution)
when was the criminal justice act and what did it do
2005
it meant there was more severe sentences for hate crimes
when was the race relations act passed and what did it do
1965
illegal to refuse housing, jobs or public services to anyone on the basis of their race or ethnicity
how was the race relations act extended in 2006  
the growing number of immigration meant that it was extended to define spreading racial or religious hatred as a crime
why did attitudes towards women and domestic violence change
many thought men were the dominant partner and if there was no violence then authorities had no right to interfere but on the 20th century there was campaigns for women's votes and womens contributions to ww1 and ww2 and campaigns for equal rights influenced the views of society
when was the domestic violence act passed and what did it do
1976
it gave victims the right to ask for an injunction against a violent partner
what happened with rape in marriage in the 20th century and when was it criminalised
it was recognised as a crime in 1991 and the husband could be persecuted for it
when did the law change so that controlling and coercive behaviour towards a partner
2014
until what date was abortion illegal in the uk
it was illegal until 1967
before abortion was decriminalised what did women do
if they wanted to end the pregnancy for reasons other than medical reasons they would resort to dangerous backstreet abortions carried out by someone with no medical training or did it themselves using alcohol, wire coat hangers or poisons which damaged their health and often led to their deaths
what were the conditions in which the mps legalised abortion
if the child would have serious disabilities or if carrying on with the pregnancy would cause the mother serious physical or mental harm
in 1968 what was the limit in which you could get an abortion
28 weeks
what are attitudes towards social crimes like in the modern period
many accept them to some degree eg tax evasion, copyright theft, drugs and minor driving offences
many would agree smuggling drugs is wrong but then they dont have a concern about buying tax free cigarettes or smuggled alcohol
lots of people dont inform authorities so its quite hard to police
when did driving a horse drawn cart become illegal
1872
when did driving a car while drunk become illegal
1925
when was a maximum amount of alcohol in the bloodstream introduced for driving  
1967
how have attitudes towards drink driving changed
the public used to be lenient with it and saw it as normal but awareness has now grown and it is condemned by the public
how have attitudes to speeding changed  
campaigns have highlighted the dangers which has made it less acceptable to the general public
when was the misuse of drugs act passed and what did it do
1971
made many drugs illegal
what are the different opinions on taking drugs
some people think it should be allowed as its their choice and its fine as log as it doesn't harm anyone else but some think it should be illegal because it would tackle crimes associated with illegal drug taking such as sex trafficking and gang related violence
how is there a new opportunity for old crimes in the modern period  
as there is new means to carry out the rimes on such as development of science and technology
what is terrorism  
using fear and intimidation to publicise a political cause
what is an example of terrorism in the early modern period
guy fawkes
who are the IRA 
An irish terrorist group who use violence to campaign for irish nationalism
in recent years what has the prevention of terrorism focused on
Al- Qaeda and ISIS
what is people trafficking
it involves people from poorer countries being brought to the uk and being forced to work for very low wages or no wages at all. some women and children are also forced into prostitution. this is often used by gangs who use physical confinement, blackmail, coercion and fear
is people trafficking a new crime in the modern period
no poor girls in the 19th century were sold into prostitution
what did people trafficking used to be called before the modern period
white slave trade
what is cyber crime
a crime carried out using the internet and other digital technologies. new technology has allowed this to happen on a much larger, global scale as the internet gives the access to people all around the world
what is fraud  
fraud is impersonating other people to make money illegally
how had fraud developed
in the past this would have ben done by approaching an individual and tricking them into revealing details but this ban be done online today by sending an email and hoping to get one back with their bank details
what is copyright theft  
copyright is the right for the creator to be recognised and paid. before this would be photocopying a video recording but this happens today when people illegally download things ad this also makes it quicker and easier
what is extorsion  
making someone pay money by using threats or blackmail. in the past this was done with letters the telephone or in person but now the internet means criminals can target a wider range of people as they can communicate easily with people around the world
when were women first recruited to join the police force
1920s
when was the police training college set up and why
1947
because there was greater emphasis on training
when was the fingerprint branch set up at the met police HQ in scotland yard
1901
when were different blood types discovered
1901