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Question 41

Chloe is 19 years old and has a history of shoplifting, credit card fraud, and handling stolen goods.

Chloe grew up admiring her older sister, who was arrested multiple times for shoplifting high-end fashion but frequently boasted about obtaining expensive designer clothes for free. Her father worked long, irregular night shifts at a warehouse, leaving Chloe largely unsupervised. At age 15, Chloe was suspended from school for academic dishonesty, after which her teachers treated her with constant suspicion. She soon began spending her evenings with an older group of local young adults who regularly committed online retail fraud and praised her whenever she helped them avoid detection.

Discuss Chloe's behaviour using social psychological explanations of crime and anti-social behaviour. You must make reference to the context in your answer.

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  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
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120 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Biological explanations of crime, Social explanations of crime, Cognitive and ethical interview techniques, Psychological formulation of offending, Cognitive-behavioural treatment for offenders, Biological treatment for offenders, Factors influencing eye-witness testimony, Factors influencing jury decision-making, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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