Causes of crime

Question 1

What are the biological causes of crime

Answer 1

The warrior gene, sex/hormones, brain function/mental ill-health

Question 2

What is the warrior gene

Answer 2

The gene makes you more prone to anger outbursts and have less remorse, people with teh gene are 13 times more likely to have a history of violent behaviour, their bringing up also affects their stability

Question 3

How do sex/hormones cause crime

Answer 3

people with high testosterone are more likely to be violent and impulsive.

Question 4

Evidence of sex/hormones

Answer 4

A study found that 90% of prisoners are men and they have more testosterone

Question 5

How does brain function/ mental ill-health cause crime

Answer 5

People who have psychopathy are more likely to commit crimes

Question 6

What is evidence of brain function/mental ill-health

Answer 6

A study found that 45% of adult prisoners are labelled as psychopaths

Question 7

What are the social causes of crime

Answer 7

Parenting, education, alcohol/drugs, ACEs

Question 8

How does parenting cause crime

Answer 8

Parents who don’t discipline their child means that they’re chile has a lack of rule respect

Question 9

What is evidence for parenting

Answer 9

The telegraph published an article that said 19% of respondents identified the lack of parental discipline as the single biggest cause

Question 10

How does education cause crime

Answer 10

children that are excluded end up getting involved in the wrong crowd

Question 11

What is evidence of education

Answer 11

This can be seen as the BBC said on their website ‘A spate of knife crime in England has been linked to an increase in the number of young people excluded from school. But in Scotland - where just five pupils were permanently removed from the classroom in 2017 - knife violence has fallen.’

Question 12

How does alcohol/drugs cause crime

Answer 12

Excessive alcohol and drugs misuse can cloud their brain making make bad illegal decisions

Question 13

What is evidence of alcohol/drugs

Answer 13

A statement from a group called alcohol focus said that ‘42% of violent crime in Scotland is alcohol-related.’

Question 14

How does ACE’s cause crime

Answer 14

Aces makes a child more physical than high can lead to them getting into violent situations

Question 15

What are the economic causes of crime

Answer 15

Poverty, unemployment, greed

Question 16

How does greed cause crime

Answer 16

People may sometime commit crimes in order to get more of what they want

Question 17

What is evidence of greed

Answer 17

MP Natalie McGarry was convicted of embezzling £24,635

Question 18

What is evidence of ACE’s

Answer 18

A statement from a group called alcohol focus said that ‘42% of violent crime in Scotland is alcohol-related.’

Question 19

How does poverty cause crime

Answer 19

People who can’t afford the basics go to committing crimes to make money instead of working

Question 20

What is evidence of poverty

Answer 20

An article from the herald found that Scotland’s poorest people are both victims and perpetrators of crime and recent police clear-up rates have not helped the worst-hit areas of our towns and cities

Question 21

How does employment cause crime

Answer 21

Being unemployed means they have fewer options to make a living legally and so may look for options to make money illegally