Crime + the Law: Consequences of Crime on Victims

Question 1

physical

Answer 1

• injuries could include things like scarring and broken bones, or even death
• for example, Gerald Gavan was sentenced to 11 years in jail in 2018 for the attempted murder of six school children after his car crashed into them when he was trying to run over another gangland figure

Question 2

phycological

Answer 2

• crime is hard to cope with because it is committed deliberately by another person, unlike an accident or illness, this can make the victim feel powerless
• for example, some victims of crime such as domestic or sexual abuse have taken their own lives as they feel unable to cope

Question 3

financial

Answer 3

• this could be if they have had items stolen meaning they may have to pay to replace them
• for example, if crime involved theft, it may also cause them the hassle of cancelling cards, buying a new phone and contacting their insurance company