Crime And Law

Question 1

__ % of crimes in Scotland are commited by men

Answer 1

88

Question 2

Approximately __ % of the prison population have mental health issues

Answer 2

25

Question 3

__ of young people are unemployed. This leads to __

Answer 3

1/3, having to commit crimes such as robbery

Question 4

__ % of violent crimes were commited while drunk

Answer 4

50

Question 5

Less than __ % of executive roles are filled in by women

Answer 5

9

Question 6

It is estimated that there are __ young people in gangs in England.

Answer 6

27,000

Question 7

Women are __ more likely to suffer __ than men.

Answer 7

5x, sexual assault

Question 8

Over __ of property crime in Scotland is vandalism related.

Answer 8

1/4

Question 9

__ % polled that they would not buy a house in a high crime rate area.

Answer 9

47

Question 10

This story could have caused the perpetrator to feel publicly humiliated..

Answer 10

Rameez Hamid stole £50k from the bank, this was covered on the BBC.

Question 11

Young offenders in custody are unable to cope with what they have done which means..

Answer 11

They are 8-10x more likely to commit suicide than adults in the general population.

Question 12

Three consequences of crime on the perpetrator is __, __ and __.

Answer 12

Public/Media humiliation, Trapped in the cycle of crime, Lose contact with family and friends

Question 13

Three consequences of crime on the community is __, __ and __.

Answer 13

Decrease in community pride, Lower housing costs, Negative reputation.

Question 14

Three ways that the police have tackled crime in the UK is __, __ and __.

Answer 14

Community policing, crime prevention, crime detection, arresting criminals, managing traffic or the National Crime Squad

Question 15

Aberdeen City South division is led by __.

Answer 15

CI Martin Mackay

Question 16

The police have been effective through __ and __.

Answer 16

The VRU, use of CCTV.

Question 17

The police have been ineffective through __ and __.

Answer 17

Recent increase in violent crime, Not arreting enough dealers.

Question 18

In August of 2021 there were __.

Answer 18

four more homicides than its previous year in Glasgow

Question 19

Scotland has had record level of drug deaths for __.

Answer 19

Seven years in a row

Question 20

The courts can punish people through __ and __.

Answer 20

Community payback orders, electronic tagging.

Question 21

Only __% of CPO’s were carried out in 2016/17.

Answer 21

67

Question 22

__ helps courts to release prisoners early?

Answer 22

Electronic tagging

Question 23

Electronic tagging has helped courts release prisoners early by __.

Answer 23

1/3

Question 24

The courts have been effective through __ and __.

Answer 24

Decreasing levels of crime, public confidence

Question 25

The courts have been ineffective through __ and __.

Answer 25

Short sentences, Unproven verdict

Question 26

The Scottish government has tackled crime through __ and __.

Answer 26

drink driving laws, binge drinking

Question 27

The Scottish government has tackled binge drinking through __ which means __.

Answer 27

The MUP, that alcohol cannot be sold for cheaper than 50p per unit.

Question 28

In 2014 the Scottish Government lowered __ from __ to __.

Answer 28

Legal limit, 80mg in 100mls, 50mg in 100mls

Question 29

The Scottish government has been effective through __ and __.

Answer 29

Making alcoholic drinks more expensive, tackling drink driving

Question 30

The Scottish government has been ineffective through __ and __.

Answer 30

Not tackling excessive drinking in certain social classes, not tackling binge drinking in young people

Question 31

__ of 15 year olds have had an alcoholic drink.

Answer 31

2/3

Question 32

Reoffending costs the taxpayer __ a year.

Answer 32

15B