Crime and the Law

Question 1

What are the biological causes of crime

Answer 1

Psycopaths
MAOA gene
Intelligence Level

Question 2

What are some economic causes of crime

Answer 2

Unemployment
Poverty
Economic Inequality

Question 3

What are the social causes of crime

Answer 3

Addiction
Family Influence
Peer Pressure

Question 4

Types of Scottish Courts

Answer 4

Justice of the Peace 60 days in prison-minor offences - Will Young fined 160 for driving through red light 2018

High court - murder rape assault - Jason Graham arrested for raping esther brown 2021

Question 5

What are avaliable verdicts

Answer 5

Guilty
Not Guilty
Not Proven

Question 6

What are some types of sentencing

Answer 6

Fine
Prison
Probation Order

Question 7

Name a few sentences in Scotland

Answer 7

Retribution
Protection of the Public
Deterrence
Rehab
Reparation

Question 8

Describe Roles of the Police

Answer 8

Maintain Law and Order
Detect Criminals
Prevent crime
Protect the Public

Question 9

Suggest Powers of the Police

Answer 9

Power of entry
Power to search
Arrest and detention

Question 10

What technology does the police use

Answer 10

Automatic No. Plate Recognition
Body cams
CCTV
Social Media

Question 11

What are the purposes of prisons

Answer 11

Rehab = maths and English job prospects
Protect the Public = murder 15-30 years

Question 12

What are some reasons for prisons being ineffective

Answer 12

Sentences are too lenient 56 scottish sentencing council
Ovrcrowding 400 past max capacity 2019

Question 13

What are some ineffective prison alternatives

Answer 13

Curfews=easily broken j Wright murdered someone
Community Payback order 70% missed at least 1 day

Question 14

What are some government responses to crime

Answer 14

MUP(Not effective)
50p/unit
2.50 to 7.50

VRU (NOT effective-rise in violent crime)
funded since 2008 front force
Non serial crimes rose over 7000 figures

Question 15

What are some examples of the biological causes of crime

Answer 15

MAOA=13x more likely to commit assault
5-10%of violent crimes in Finland had perps with theses genes

Intelligence levels=find it hard to solve everyday problems so turn to poverty as solution
Relationship between low IQ and offending rates

Question 16

What are some examples of the economic causes of crime (crime and law)

Answer 16

Unemploy,ent
Low fixed income not enough to support their needs
No money for gifts

Poverty=low income causes petty theft
Steal food to eat before next paycheck

Question 17

Social causes of crime examples

Answer 17

Addiction=finance habbit
2015, 2016 England believed 39% were under influence

Peer pressure=impress friends
14,500 more young in 2017 according to youth justice statistics

Question 18

Verdicts examples

Answer 18

Not guilty
Alex salmon not guilty of 12 charges of SA, R and indecent assault

Guilty
Jason Graham guilty for murdering pensioner in 2021

Question 19

Police roles eg

Answer 19

Maintain law and order
Maintain large crowds
Counterterrorism=SPOI police must deal with

Detect criminals
Forensics and scene of crime officers collect info and store on databases
Fingerprints and DNA

Question 20

Police technology examples

Answer 20

ANPR
license plate stored on database
Intercept vehicle when necessary

CCTV
Theft is good can’t impact violent crimes
Useful when police take it to trial

Question 21

2 consequences of crime on PERP

Answer 21

prison sentence
Lose contact with family, friends and jobs
Hard to find jobs

Trapped in cycle
released from prison without any job prospects so turn to crime for solution
48% reoffend

Question 22

Consequences of crime on VICTIM

Answer 22

Mental issues
Results them into being afraid to leave their homes
May install excessive security systems just to feel reassured

death via murder or drink driving
targeted attack or a reckless action a victim may lose their life
18 yr old A. Pilkington killed in hit and run in west end of glasgow last year

Question 23

Consequences of crime in community

Answer 23

Left in fear
May be due to sexual crimes and violent ones too
women living in the Clapham area suffered increase of anxiety due to murder of Sarah Everard by Police officer Wayne couzens

Closure of businesses
Vandalism or robbery
CJs food to go closed after vandals wrecked the restaurant with sledgehammers

Question 24

Consequences of crime in society

Answer 24

expensive for gov
tax money used for prisons
35 grand per person per year

Costs the Government billions
petty crimes
5.5 billion last year

Question 25

Roles of children’s hearing system

Answer 25

Investigate Referrals
look into any allegations or concerns put forward and gather evidence
75% of referrals come from police

Arrange a hearing
decide if a panel should be organised, (TALK ABOUT THE YOU KNOW WHAT)
teachers, parents, victim, sibling social worker,

Question 26

Powers of Childrens hearing system

Answer 26

Remove the child
Protection foster, childrens home or residential school
Victim of abuse

Supervision order
child is able to live at home as long as social worker visits
patching school gets social worker to monitor attendance

Question 27

Effectiveness of police

Answer 27

provide justice
victim families had retribution to victim
Mum of paige doherty who was murdered by J leathem had justice served

Keep public safe
put perpetrators away to prevent crime happening again
16 yr old rapist who murdered aleshoa Macphail sentenced to 27 years in prison

Question 28

Ineffectiveness of police

Answer 28

many unresolved murders
families without answer to gain justice
1000 unsolved murders in scotland

people get away
increase in crime as people get unpunished
police only get 50% of evidence needed to take ppl to court

Question 29

Alternatives to prison

Answer 29

fine
payed for depending on their income
Raymond higgins in aberdeen payed 400 for training his dogs to kill rabbits

Anti social behaviour order
can be issued for crimes such as graffiti, playing loud music and littering
Michael O’Rourke had an order against him for playing dolly parton music too loudly

Question 30

2 consequences of crime on families

Answer 30

Targeted by others
Result of anger, targeted revenge
Wife of John Leathem had her house egged

Cost of paying funeral
Family rely on victims income
2000 for a funeral

Question 31

Why are courts effective

Answer 31

Custodial sentences
Lock up dangerous offenders
J leathem

Rehab
Stop from returning to crime
Wider job prospects

Question 32

Why are courts ineffective

Answer 32

Not proven
Linked to rap and sa peeps not punished
May figures ¼ rape trials not proven

High reoffending rates
Don’t act as a deterrent
48% reoffend

Question 33

Powers of police

Answer 33

Detain
Police will prevent potential suspect by commiting more crimes
12 hours

Stop and search
Search vehicle for contraband
Car can be searched if it is believed to have £1000 in contraband

Question 34

Ways that highlight that crime is a problem in Scotland and the UK

Answer 34

Rise in knife crime
2018 Highest its been since 2010
36% of knife crime perpetrators given a prison sentence

Reoffending rates
Not act as a deterrent enough
Almost half of offenders reoffend