Crime and Social Harm: A Study of Criminal Laws and Zeminology

Portfolio
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................4
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
How you have considered this or taken this feedback on board going forward..........................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
Reflective statement for study at Westminster............................................................................4
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................7
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................8

MAIN BODY
TASK 1
Crime and socials harm
Crime is considered as that activity performed in order to harm public at large. These
activities covered within criminal laws of UK. Then comes Social harm which are those acts or
conduct that has been committed in order to cause culpable homicide or bodily injuries to a
person. Crime is mainly based over two main elements that is Actus rea and Mens Rea. Both
elements are focused over motive and intention of individual in committing crime. In social harm
mainly society and its various element is been covered. Further it can be said that crime is the act
within which motive and intention is required whereas social harm is the basic structure covering
about individual’s behaviors within society. Social harm holds advantage over crime in a way
that it only talks about the society and elements making crime increased within it. Also social
harm theory has been proven to be base for penology since it covers about victimology which
means studying of various aspects related to victims or prisoners. Further the study of social
harm is known as Zeminology . Crime is covered under criminology which talks about various
kinds of crime taking place within society. The concept of Zeminology is based over "individual-
based harms" and criticism of criminology. Study of these two concepts help law students in
analyzing about crime and social harm. So, it can be observed that social harm is been studied
within Zeminology and Crime Under criminology. Social harm has advantage over crime that in
this all kinds of harm is covered not only crime of specific nature.
TASK 2
Reflective statement for study at Westminster
During my academic year I have learn various things while studying within Westminster.
Skills that have improved during academic year are writing skills, reading skills, presentation
skills, critical thinking skills and my reflective skills. Due o my writing skills I have developed
within me various style of writing that has helped me in maintaining neatness in my work. Also
this skill has helped in obtaining good grades within Westminster (Stratton, Powell and
Cameron, 2017). Also I have analyses about various kinds of crimes like murder, sexual assault,
extortion, kidnapping and culpable homicide. Westminster made me understands about various
aspects in relation to crime in detail. Further it made me understand about how legislative,
executive and judiciary help in making laws. Then I gained knowledge about process followed in
Unite Kingdom for making law. In this First Reading is included which makes bill to be
introduced within parliament and no discussion is done upon it. Then come’s Second Reading at