ac 1.3

Question 1

what is the ripple effect

Answer 1

A ripple effect describes how the impact of crime can spread beyond the immediate victim

Question 2

what is a cultural difference

Answer 2

where something may be legal and acceptable in one country but illegal in another this increases the chance of it not being reported as victims from certain cultures may not be aware its illegal

Question 3

what are the consequences of unreported crime?

Answer 3

-legalisation
-decriminalisation
-ripple effect
-cultural consequences
-procedural change
-police prioritisation
-cultural change
-unrecorded crime

Question 4

what is the broken windows theory

Answer 4

the broken windows theory is the theory that states letting a minor crime go unreported allows it to lead into a more major crime