crime and the law - impacts Flashcards
1
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what are the impacts of crime on perpetrators, victims and families?
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- physical
- social
- economic
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what are the physical impacts of crime on perpetrators?
give an example
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- given a prison sentence
- this means they will have less contact with their family and friends and are isolated from society as punishment for their crime
- FOR EXAMPLE: when someone is sentenced to prison, depending on the conviction they will be seperated from society for many years, even decades
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what are the social impacts of crime on perpetrators?
give an example
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- mental health issues
- prisoners often suffer from mental health issues as a result of the guilt they feel and may also experience a loss of purpose. these mental health issues may inclued deppression and anxiety
FOR EXAMPLE: in 2018 katie allan commited suicide in prison despite warnings that she was suffering mental health issues
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what is another social impact of crime on perpetrators?
give an example
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- exclusion from society and/or loss of personal relationships
- it is possible that when released from prison, the perpetrator is excluded from society as they may be shunned by family and friends due to the crime they have commited. perpetrators may also have to relocate due to a fear of revenge attacks and may be unable to gain employment.
FOR EXAMPLE: those who have commited a sexual crime are forbidden from becoming teachers and may be shut out by family and friends
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what are the economic impacts of crime on perpetrators?
give an example
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- unemployment
- a perpetrator will most likely loose their job as a result of being in prison and find it difficult to become employed again. certain criminal convictions will prevent people from getting certain jobs
FOR EXAMPLE 75% of businesses in the UK would not consider recruiting ex-prisoners according to a survey in 2021
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what are the physical impacts of crime on victims?
give an example
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- physical harm
- victims may become physically injured due to crimes like assault and as a result of this, they may have to spend time in hospital or find it diffucult to do normal activities they would have before, impacting the usual aspects of their life
FOR EXAMPLE:in johnstone high school in renfrewshire, three teachers were taken to hospital after being attacked by a former pupil in 2023
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what is a mental impact of crime on victims?
give an example
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- mental health issues
- sometimes, the aftermath of crime can be more harmful than the initial happening of the crime
- victims of crime may be left feeling anxious and vulnerable and have a fear that it’ll happen again. more serious crimes will have a huge physcological crime on victims and they will be left with life long traumas and mental health issues like PTSD and deppression
FOR EXAMPLE: the office for national statistics found that one in 5 adults who had been the victim of crime reported symptoms of deppression
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what is an economic impact of crime on victims?
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- loss of finance or personal belongings
- victims of crime may be financially affected. this means they could suffer a financial loss due to having money stolen or being unable to work as a result of the physical or psychological impaacts of crime
FOR EXAMPLE: having to pay for medical expenses or being off work for a long period of time due to crime will result in financial losses to victims
9
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what are impacts of crime on families (both victims and perpetrators)?
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perpetrators family: persecution from the public, parent being put into jail
victims family: emotional distress/bereavement , having to care for a victim
10
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PF - persecution from the public
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- the families of perpetrators might face persecution from the public. this means that families could be targeted because of their association with a criminal. families may face harrassment by the media or face to face as a result of their assoication to the criinal family member
FOR EXAMPLE: if a member of a family has commited a sexual assault or murder, their family may face the repercussion of this and be isolated or harassed by the public.
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PF - parent put into jail
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- sometimes, putting a criminal into prison means that families are getting torn apart. this means that children will be loosing a parental figure and the family may be loosing its source of income if the ‘breadwinner’ has been convicted of a crime.
FOR EXAMPLE: some families will no longer be able to pay off bills and rents and may have their items reposessed or their family home lost.
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VF - emotional distress
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- if a person has been murdered, this will have a huge impact on their families forever. families will face bereavement, shock and may even be left with mental health issues like depperssion if a member of the family has been lost in such a terrible way.
FOR EXAMPLE: in 2018, 6 year old alesha mcphail was murdered while staying with family in bute. this will change the lives of family members forever.
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VF - having to care for a victim
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- some families may be left caring for a seriously mentally or pshycologically injured member of their family due to crime if the victim is no longer able to do things for theirself. a family may have to face the burden of caring for this person
FOR EXAMPLE: this can result in a financial loss due to purchasing mobility equipment or altering the build of their house to suit the victims needs.
14
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what are the impacts of crime on local communities?
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- decline in community morale
- damaged reputation
15
Q
what are the impacts of crime on local communities?
DECLINE IN COMMUNITY MORALE
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- DECLINE IN COMMUNITY MORALE: high levels of crime within an area may damamge community spirit and result in a decline of neighbourliness - people may want to keep ‘themselves to themselves’ due to a fear of harrasmnet within an area. FOR EXAMPLE this can be linked with gang culture within an area and people may keep themselves away at night time due to ‘young team’ activities
