Crime & Law - Consequences of Crime

Question 1

Describe, in detail, the consequences of crime on perpetrators.

Answer 1

• Prison sentence, may lose contact with friends and family. For example; they are only allowed a 45 minute visitation period.
• Embarrassment, they may gain a stigma or negative reputation. For example; peadophiles are often hunted down online.

Question 2

Describe, in detail, the consequences of crime on victims.

Answer 2

• Physical injury, crime may result in the victim needing medical attention. For example; 20% of victims of violent crime experienced severe bruising.
• Mental health issues, victims of crime may struggle mentally afterwards. For example; burglary victims may experience anxiety and paranoia inside their house.

Question 3

Explain, in detail, why some people are more affected by crime than others.

Answer 3

• Poor/Working Class, if they live in a poorer areas then levels of crime may be higher. For example; areas of high unemployment have higher crime rates.
• Minority groups, many people face racist abuse because of their skin colour. For example; Marcus Rashford was a victim of online racist abuse.

Question 4

Describe, in detail, the consequences of crime on families of victims.

Answer 4

• Emotional issues, they may suffer from serious mental health problems after the crime. For example; a loss of a family member due to crime may result in severe forms of grief.
• Financial, if the victim was the main household earner families may suffer financially. For example; funeral costs may result in financial poverty.

Question 5

Describe, in detail, the impact of crime on families of perpetrators.

Answer 5

• Guilt, offenders families may feel responsible for not preventing the crime. For example; wife of Sarah Everard’s murderer, Wayne Couzens, says :”where did I miss the signs”.
• Isolation, they may be stigmatised by neighbours or their community. For example; wife of Sarah Everard’s murderer, Wayne Couzens was “living in fear”.

Question 6

Describe, in detail, the consequences of crime on communities.

Answer 6

• Property damage, places with high crime rates often are vandalised. For example; Glasgow has high levels of vandalism.
• Negative reputation, areas may be labelled as dangerous or unsafe. For example; Easter House in Glasgow has gained a negative reputation due to crime.