History GCSE
Changing definitions of crime
What Changing definitions of crime means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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During the 20th and 21st centuries, definitions of crime evolved to reflect changing social attitudes and technology.
Topics that use Changing definitions of crime
- Option 10: c1900–present: Crime and punishment in modern Britain - 1 Nature and changing definitions of criminal activity (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Continuity and change over time
- The changing nature of criminal activity
- The impact of technology on crime
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- Drug crimes
- Globalisation and international crime
- Race crimes
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