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Explain the social construction of criminality: WJEC Level 3 Criminology questions

Every WJEC Level 3 Criminology exam question on AC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q1(c)

    Summer 2025 · Unit 2

    9 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2025 Unit 2, question 1(c): Explain the social construction of criminality. [9]

  2. Q3(b)

    Summer 2024 · Unit 2

    2 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2024 Unit 2, question 3(b): Identify two laws, other than those relating to honour crime, that differ according to culture. [2]

  3. Q3(c)

    Summer 2024 · Unit 2

    6 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2024 Unit 2, question 3(c): Explain why culture affects law-making. [6]

  4. Q3(a)

    Summer 2023 · Unit 2

    1 markAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2023 Unit 2, question 3(a): Identify one way in which laws can differ, other than according to place. [1]

  5. Q3(b)

    Summer 2023 · Unit 2

    9 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2023 Unit 2, question 3(b): With reference to two examples, explain the social construction of criminality according to place. [9]

  6. Q2(a)

    Summer 2022 · Unit 2

    4 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2022 Unit 2, question 2(a): Using examples, briefly explain how two laws, other than those relating to bigamy, differ from culture to culture. [4]

  7. Q2(b)

    Summer 2022 · Unit 2

    6 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2022 Unit 2, question 2(b): Explain why laws differ across cultures. [6]

  8. Q2(c)

    Summer 2022 · Unit 2

    6 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2022 Unit 2, question 2(c): Explain how laws are applied differently according to the circumstances in which actions occur. [6]

  9. Q2(a)

    January 2022 · Unit 2

    4 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    January 2022 Unit 2, question 2(a): Briefly explain why one area of law, not linked to cigarette smoking, has changed over time. [4]

  10. Q1(b)

    Autumn 2020 · Unit 2

    6 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
    The whole paper ↗
    Autumn 2020 Unit 2, question 1(b): Explain how The Hart Mail’s daily reporting of crimes has created a moral panic. [6]

  11. Q1(b)

    Summer 2019 · Unit 2

    4 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2019 Unit 2, question 1(b): Other than sympathy, describe reasons why victims of domestic abuse may not report the crime. [4]

  12. Q1(c)

    Summer 2019 · Unit 2

    5 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2019 Unit 2, question 1(c): Explain the consequences of unreported crime. [5]

  13. Q2(c)

    Summer 2019 · Unit 2

    6 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2019 Unit 2, question 2(c): Explain the impact of the media’s representation of crime on the public perception of crime. [6]

  14. Q2(e)

    Summer 2019 · Unit 2

    7 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2019 Unit 2, question 2(e): Discuss, using examples, how laws have changed over time. [7]

  15. Q1(b)

    Summer 2018 · Unit 2

    2 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2018 Unit 2, question 1(b): Explain how fear may have prevented Edna from reporting the name calling and the loud music to the police. [2]

  16. Q2(a)

    Summer 2018 · Unit 2

    4 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2018 Unit 2, question 2(a): Explain, with examples, what is meant by the term ‘decriminalisation’. [4]

  17. Q2(a)

    Summer 2017 · Unit 2

    2 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2017 Unit 2, question 2(a): Describe how the headline in the newspaper could cause a moral panic. [2]

  18. Q2(b)

    Summer 2017 · Unit 2

    3 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2017 Unit 2, question 2(b): Briefly explain why some crimes are not reported to the police. [3]

  19. Q2(e)

    Summer 2017 · Unit 2

    9 marksAC1.2 Explain the social construction of criminality
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    Summer 2017 Unit 2, question 2(e): With reference to examples, analyse how laws change due to time, place and culture. [9]
All 19 questions on Explain the social construction of criminality, as a list
  1. Summer 2025, Unit 2, Q1(c) (9 marks): Explain the social construction of criminality. [9]
  2. Summer 2024, Unit 2, Q3(b) (2 marks): Identify two laws, other than those relating to honour crime, that differ according to culture. [2]
  3. Summer 2024, Unit 2, Q3(c) (6 marks): Explain why culture affects law-making. [6]
  4. Summer 2023, Unit 2, Q3(a) (1 mark): Identify one way in which laws can differ, other than according to place. [1]
  5. Summer 2023, Unit 2, Q3(b) (9 marks): With reference to two examples, explain the social construction of criminality according to place. [9]
  6. Summer 2022, Unit 2, Q2(a) (4 marks): Using examples, briefly explain how two laws, other than those relating to bigamy, differ from culture to culture. [4]
  7. Summer 2022, Unit 2, Q2(b) (6 marks): Explain why laws differ across cultures. [6]
  8. Summer 2022, Unit 2, Q2(c) (6 marks): Explain how laws are applied differently according to the circumstances in which actions occur. [6]
  9. January 2022, Unit 2, Q2(a) (4 marks): Briefly explain why one area of law, not linked to cigarette smoking, has changed over time. [4]
  10. Autumn 2020, Unit 2, Q1(b) (6 marks): Explain how The Hart Mail’s daily reporting of crimes has created a moral panic. [6]
  11. Summer 2019, Unit 2, Q1(b) (4 marks): Other than sympathy, describe reasons why victims of domestic abuse may not report the crime. [4]
  12. Summer 2019, Unit 2, Q1(c) (5 marks): Explain the consequences of unreported crime. [5]
  13. Summer 2019, Unit 2, Q2(c) (6 marks): Explain the impact of the media’s representation of crime on the public perception of crime. [6]
  14. Summer 2019, Unit 2, Q2(e) (7 marks): Discuss, using examples, how laws have changed over time. [7]
  15. Summer 2018, Unit 2, Q1(b) (2 marks): Explain how fear may have prevented Edna from reporting the name calling and the loud music to the police. [2]
  16. Summer 2018, Unit 2, Q2(a) (4 marks): Explain, with examples, what is meant by the term ‘decriminalisation’. [4]
  17. Summer 2017, Unit 2, Q2(a) (2 marks): Describe how the headline in the newspaper could cause a moral panic. [2]
  18. Summer 2017, Unit 2, Q2(b) (3 marks): Briefly explain why some crimes are not reported to the police. [3]
  19. Summer 2017, Unit 2, Q2(e) (9 marks): With reference to examples, analyse how laws change due to time, place and culture. [9]

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