Crime and The Law

Question 1

The two violent crime categories and their crimes.

Answer 1

Sexual Offenses
- Rape
- Attempted rape
- SA
- Prostitution

NSCOV
- Murder
- Attempted murder
- Serious Assault
- Robbery

Question 2

The three property crime categories and their crimes

Answer 2

Crimes of Dishonesty
- Housebreaking
- Theft
- Shoplifting
- Fraud

Fire raising and vandalism
- Deliberate fire setting
- Damaging property

Miscellanious Crimes
- Possession of offensive weapons
- Drug offences
- Driving offences
- Public disorder

Question 3

NSCOV example

Answer 3

Andrew innes jailed 36 years for killing Bennylyn Burke and her 2y daughter in feb 23

Question 4

Fire raising example

Answer 4

Ryan Haggery given 5.25 years for burning down a Catholic church in glasgow Oct 22.

Question 5

Sexual offence example

Answer 5

Isla Bryson (trans woman) given 8y for the rape of 2 women, held in female jail until public uproar. (jan 23)

Question 6

Crime of Dishonesty example

Answer 6

22 year old Taylor Thompson charged for theft of £2000 of jewellery while working at shop princes street (jul 22)

Question 7

Misc crimes example

Answer 7

Barry Newman given 6.75y for £5000 heroin in home in falkirk (jan 23)

Question 8

Evidence of crime (recorded crimes per 10,000 population) 2020-21

Answer 8

Dundee (688)
Glasgow (682)
WDS (632)

Question 9

Evidence of crime - cybercrime rates

Answer 9

Over 14,000 estimated cybercrimes in 2020-21, 95% increase since the previous year.

Question 10

Evidence of crime - Largest category in group 1

Answer 10

Attempted murder and serious assault, 39% of all NSCOV. Decrease of 14% from a year previous to 2020-21.

Question 11

Trans people affected by crime example

Answer 11

84 charges aggravated by transphobia in 2022, almost double the previous year

Question 12

Ethnic minorities affected by crime example

Answer 12

3107 racially motivated charges in 2022.

Question 13

Gay, Bi, Lesbian affected by crime

Answer 13

Crimes increased by 10% in 2021-22 to 1781.

Question 14

Economic causes example - Greed

Answer 14

SNP MP N.McGarry embezzled 25k donation some meant for food bank

Question 15

Economic causes example - Poverty

Answer 15

Glasgow maryhill and Edinburgh craigmillar high unemployment/crime rates

Question 16

Economic causes example - unemployment

Answer 16

25% of all crimes are “dishonesty” stealing food/clothes

Question 17

Biological cause example - brain damage

Answer 17

Studies have found that victims of head trauma struggle to surpress aggressive impulses

Question 18

Consq on perpretrators - loss of liberty

Answer 18

8000 in scottish prison at any given day

Question 19

Consq on families - children

Answer 19

22% report bullied from parent in jail

Question 20

Consq wider society - Economic

Answer 20

Retailers spent £1.2b on security in 2020

Question 21

Consq wider society - social

Answer 21

Businesses may avoid setting up in areas with high crime, existing may move away

Question 22

Consq wider society - physical

Answer 22

Crime has cost retailers £2.2b in 2020

Question 23

power of justice of peace court

Answer 23

60 day imprisonment or fine of up to 2500 or disqualify drivers

Question 24

JOP example

Answer 24

Man driving in dunbar caught 11x over alcohol limit disqualified

Question 25

Sheriff court power without jury

Answer 25

12m prison or 10k fine

Question 26

Sheriff court power with jury

Answer 26

5y prison or unlimited fine or non custodial sentences

Question 27

High court role

Answer 27

Deals with most serious crimes, runs new trials and appealed ones from lower court

Question 28

Sheriff court example

Answer 28

Leanne todd brutally assaulted friend Ms Patterson while drunk, 65h unpaid work

Question 29

high court example

Answer 29

2019, Andrew Wallace murders and dismembers Julie Reily. Given 28 years with application for parole

Question 30

Effectivness of criminal courts - crime at near record low

Answer 30

last ten years up to 2020-21, decrease by 35% aberdeen, glasgow 29, WDS 22.

Question 31

Effectivness of criminal courts - justice to victims

Answer 31

paige doherty stabbed 60 times on her way to her hairdressing job. Mum said she was satisfied with justice for her daughter

Question 32

Ineffective criminal courts - high reoffending

Answer 32

2018-19, 3 in 10 offenders were reconvicted within a year

Question 33

Ineffective criminal courts - violent crime increasing

Answer 33

NSVC's have increased by 21% from 2020-22

Question 34

Ineffective criminal courts - some guilty get away

Answer 34

Scotland has not proven verdict, without enough evidence people cant convict. 1 in 5 result in verdict.

Question 35

Effective police - tackle causes of crime

Answer 35

Dont feed hate campaign used to reduce hate crime

Question 36

Effective police

Answer 36

PC Laura Jackson in Dunbar visits the primary and secondary schools

Question 37

Compensation/Fine

Answer 37

Hawick woman ordered to pay fine of 250 and compensation of 100 for smashing multiple windows with a hammer