Types of Crime (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards

Criminal activities causing environmental harm & damage to communities & ecosystems

Society where pursuit of consumer goods creates manufactured risks like climate change

Environmental harm interconnected with human wellbeing & planet

Prioritises human exploitation of natural resources for economic benefit

Direct destruction of Earth's resources (e.g., air pollution, deforestation, water pollution)

Violations of existing environmental laws & regulations

Committed by powerful groups like corporations & governments

Illegal activities by governments violating national/intl laws - those enforcing law break it

Corruption & censorship by government officials

Torture, ethnic cleansing, deaths in police custody

Institutional racism & discrimination by government systems

Crime = violations of fundamental human rights, not just laws

Definition too extensive; no clear consensus on human rights

Claiming officials were simply following orders

Justifying actions as necessary for national security