Impact of crime on families

Question 1

Adverse Childhood Experince

Answer 1

• Children who grew up around crime and or had a guardian who went to jail have an adverse childhood experience so are more likely than others to go to jail at some point. This is because they might have not had an adult to teach them about how to be a responsible citizen and also if they grew up around crime it may feel normalised and not that wrong

Question 2

Example of adverse childhood experince

Answer 2

• The BBC reports people with an adverse childhood experience as 15x more likely to commit an act of violence, 20x more likely to go to prison at some point in their life and 16x more likely to take drugs at some point

Question 3

Shame

Answer 3

• Some families may feel ashamed or embarrassed. Specifically the guardian/s who looked after the offender growing up as they may question if they did anything that caused them to be violent. As well they may be victims of bullying and revenge attacks

Question 4

example of shame

Answer 4

• Aran Campbell’s family have felt embarrassed and ashamed