*how the government deals with crime

Question 1

One way the government deals with crime is by changing laws to make consequences harsher.

Answer 1

This means that if a specific type of crime needs more deterrent, the Government can make the punishments more severe.

For example, the maximum jail time for carrying a knife was increased from four to five years as deaths due to knife crimes were increasing

Question 2

another way the government deals with crime is by changing laws to improve peoples safety.

Answer 2

This means that the Government set new laws as they felt that people were in danger as a result of a specific crime.

For example, the drink drive limit in Scotland was lowered from 80mg to 50mg of alcohol in 100mls of blood. This is lower than anywhere else in the UK.