The question (15 marks)
Classify criminals, and examine what each class is actually used for. Illustrate the dangers of classification with decided authority. (15 marks)
MU Module II, classification of criminals; chapter on kinds of crime and the classification of criminals, and the study of white-collar crime.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 2 · The Causes of Criminal Behaviour, and the Classification of Criminals of Criminology and Penology.
Authorities you will need
- Abdul Qayum, on the refusal of the benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act
- Probation of Offenders Act 1958, sections 3, 4 and 6
- Sutherland's definition of white-collar crime
- The Floud report, on predictions of dangerousness
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