Crime Quicks
Our world class legal and scientific experts tackle your crime-related Quick Questions.
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What was the gunpowder plot of 1605?
Kindly answered by Dr Harry Spillane. Harry is a professor of History at the University of Cambridge.
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When were trials by juries first established?
Kindly answered by Dr Harry Spillane. Harry is a professor of History at the University of Cambridge.
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Is the such a thing as a thought crime in the UK?
Kindly answered by legal expert Dr Laura Hannan. Laura is a PhD law graduate from the University of Cambridge and holds a Masters from Harvard University.
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What is kleptomania?
Kindly answered by Graham Reid: Psychologist and PhD student, University of Oxford.
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How can a polygraph detect when we are lying?
Kindly answered by Graham Reid: Psychologist and PhD student, University of Oxford.
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How do breathalysers work?
Kindly answered by Tiago Marques Pedro. Toxicologist and PhD candidate, University of Cambridge.
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Can children commit crimes?
Kindly answered by legal expert Dr Laura Hannan. Laura is a PhD law graduate from the University of Cambridge and holds a Masters from Harvard University.
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What are the considerations for bail in a criminal case?
Kindly answered by legal expert Dr Laura Hannan. Laura is a PhD law graduate from the University of Cambridge and holds a Masters from Harvard University.
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What is the difference between a criminal and civil case?
Kindly answered by legal expert Dr Laura Hannan. Laura is a PhD law graduate from the University of Cambridge and holds a Masters from Harvard University.
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Do you have an obligation to report a crime?
Kindly answered by legal expert Dr Laura Hannan. Laura is a PhD law graduate from the University of Cambridge and holds a Masters from Harvard University.
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Can I be prosecuted for failing to help someone in danger?
Kindly answered by legal expert Dr Laura Hannan. Laura is a PhD law graduate from the University of Cambridge and holds a Masters from Harvard University.
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How accurate are breathalysers compared with blood tests?
Kindly answered by Tiago Marques Pedro. Toxicologist and PhD candidate, University of Cambridge.
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What is the difference between a magistrates and crown court?
Kindly answered by legal expert Dr Laura Hannan. Laura is a PhD law graduate from the University of Cambridge and holds a Masters from Harvard University.
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What are the sentencing powers of a magistrate?
Kindly answered by legal expert Dr Laura Hannan. Laura is a PhD law graduate from the University of Cambridge and holds a Masters from Harvard University.
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What is controlling behaviour?
Kindly answered by Graham Reid: Psychologist and PhD student, University of Oxford.
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What is the difference between burglary, robbery and theft?
Kindly answered by legal expert Dr Laura Hannan. Laura is a PhD law graduate from the University of Cambridge and holds a Masters from Harvard University.
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Can I keep something I find in the street?
Kindly answered by legal expert Dr Laura Hannan. Laura is a PhD law graduate from the University of Cambridge and holds a Masters from Harvard University.
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What can you be sentenced to if you commit theft?
Kindly answered by legal expert Dr Laura Hannan. Laura is a PhD law graduate from the University of Cambridge and holds a Masters from Harvard University.