1. Causes Of Crime

Question 1

What’s vagrancy ?

Answer 1

-wandering from place to place without a settled home or job

Question 2

What’s heresy ?

Answer 2

-religious opinions that contradict the official religion of the country

Question 3

What are the two types of poor ?

Answer 3

-impotent poor- genuinely unable to work
-able bodied poor- capable of work but unwilling to find employment

Question 4

What were some reasons for the growth in poverty during the sixteenth and seventeenth century ?

Answer 4

-bad harvests- rise in food prices , starvation
-ending of foreign wars- de mobbed soldiers wandered in gangs in search of work
-rising population- almost doubled between 1500-1600
-rising inflation- wadges unable to keep up with rising prices
-rack renting- rise in rent meant many farmers had to keep up their farms and drift to the towns

Question 5

What was the main cause of heresy ?

Answer 5

-Protestant reformation which spread across Western Europe
-Tudor monarchies continuously changing the official religion

Question 6

What was religion like under Henry vlll ?

Answer 6

-catholic
-king replaces pope as head of the church
-services and prayers remain in Latin

Question 7

What was religion like under Edward vl ?

Answer 7

-king is head of the church
-Protestant
-services and new prayer book in English
- priests allowed to marry

Question 8

What was religion like under Mary l ?

Answer 8

-catholic
-pope becomes head of church again
-services in Latin and new prayer book banned

Question 9

What was religion like under Elizabeth l ?

Answer 9

-Protestant
-queen becomes ‘governor’ of the church
-services and prayer book in English and Welsh
-priests can marry

Question 10

What were the treason laws Henry vlll put in place ?

Answer 10

-those who said or wrote things against the monarch
-displayed support for the pope
-questioned royal authority
-all guilty of treason
-punishable by death

Question 11

How did the agricultural and Industrial Revolution impact causes of crime ?

Answer 11

-changes in agriculture caused farm workers to loose jobs and migrate to industrial towns in search of work
-industrial towns = Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Merthyr Tydfil grew rapidly
-urbanisation changed way people lived and worked and resulted in overcrowding and squalid living conditions
-these factors led to a rise in crime

Question 12

How has changing technology impacted crime ?

Answer 12

-development of technology has allowed criminals with new opportunities for crime

Question 13

Why do crime figures suggest that has crime increased during the 20th century ?

Answer 13

-increased reporting of crime
-increased recording of crime
-increases in some types of crime

Question 14

What are some reasons for increase in crime ?

Answer 14

-Cars, technology have given criminals new opportunities for crime
-impact of technology and media- glamorised and normalised crime
-environmental factors like poor quality housing
-quicker and faster communications
-misuse of drugs and alcohol
-decrease in traditional ‘moral’ standards
-poverty

Question 15

How have cars increased crime ?

Answer 15

-increased car ownership means there’s more motoring offences continually growing to become the biggest category of offending
-involves people across the social classes

Question 16

How have cars increased crime ?

Answer 16

-increased car ownership means there’s more motoring offences continually growing to become the biggest category of offending
-involves people across the social classes

Question 17

How have computers increased crime?

Answer 17

-rise of home computer in 1980s had led to increase in crime
-stealing computers
-internet fraud
-illegally copying music and films

Question 18

How has football hooliganism increased crime ?

Answer 18

-problem since 1970s associated with gang culture
-fighting and violence

Question 19

How have drugs increased crime ?

Answer 19

-drug smuggling has emerged due to international businesses using planes, drones boats trucks to smuggle drugs
-drug users often resort to crime to feed their habit

Question 20

How have guns and knifes increased crime ?

Answer 20

-associated with drug related crime and juvenile gangs
-carry guns and knifes for protection in gangs
-lack of opportunity for young people has caused this
-breakdown in family values and discipline have caused this to increase

Question 21

Why has there been a growth in terrorism in the 21st century ?

Answer 21

-belief in violent action to achieve political aim
-direct action
-terrorist actions attract widespread media attention
-puts pressure on governments and organisations
-growth in fundamentalism