1.3

Question 1

What is 1.3?

Answer 1

Explain the consequences of unreported crime.

Question 2

What are some consequences of unreported crime?

Answer 2

The ripple affect, decriminalisation, police prioritisation, cultural change, legal change, and procedural change.

Question 3

Explain the ripple effect.

Answer 3

When the impact of a crime can spread further beyond the immediate victim.
Negative consequence
Example - knife crime.

Question 4

Explain decriminalisation.

Answer 4

When the punishment of a crime is lessened.
Both positive and negative.
Positive - can help people to get help
Negative - can push people to commit crimes
Example - decriminalisation of drugs in Portugal.

Question 5

Explain police prioritisation.

Answer 5

When the police give importance to certain crimes due to their impact on society or public concern.
Negative - means the police won’t focus on other crimes.
Example - Broken Windows Theory.

Question 6

Explain cultural change.

Answer 6

How norms and values change in society.
Negative - crimes aren’t reported or recognised.
Example - FGM

Question 7

Explain legal change.

Answer 7

A change in law. Happens when people are disinterested in a crime, don’t see a crime as a crime, or certain acts are seen as problematic.
Positive and negative.
Example - Homosexuality

Question 8

Explain procedural change

Answer 8

Procedural change is when police change how people report crimes.
Positive - encourages people to report crimes.
Example - same-sex doctors, video links for court, witness protection, and the number 101.