Impact of Crime on Victim, Offenders and their Families. Flashcards
Victims Point
Crime can have a direct impact on victims if they lose possessions or are physically injured.
Victims k
Injuries sustained in violent crimes in Scotland in 2017/18
35% of injuries were severe brushing
Victims Boost
Crime also can have a severe mental impact on victims which can last for a very long time.
Victims Boost k
21% (around one in 5) of Burgularies happened in homes with under 16s and children are most vulnerable to have a long lasting mental impact because of crime.
Victims Eval
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Offenders’s and Families Points
Family of offenders often see a drop in income, increased sadness and receive threats.
Family K
Half of families with a family member in prison are in debt.
Family Balance
Prisons allow family to visit their family member in prison during Visiting Hour.
Family Bal K
According to Gov.U.K. In the U.K. A convicted prisoner is usually allowed at least two 1-hour visits every 4 weeks.
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Offenders Point
Offenders are impacted hugely in the U.K., they have to deal with a punishment, spend time away from family if imprisoned, job opportunities decreased because of criminal record and may not be allowed into certain countries depending on the severity of the crime community.
Offenders k
Prison sentences over 4 years must be declared to a potential employer when trying to get a job.
Offenders Boost Point
Many offenders find prison tough, being away from their family and having very restricted lives.
Offenders Eval
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Victims
Offenders bonus k
2019- Reoffending rate was 50%
Offenders bonus point
However despite this many people still reoffend and end up back in prison, this is often referred to as the Revolving Door.
Offenders k suicide stat
In 2018-19 there were 91 suicides in English and Welsh Prisons.
Offenders family bonus k super
Community Payback Orders can be anything between 80 hours and 300 hours allowing a Perpetrator have plenty of time to see family.
Offenders family bonus poiny
This is when a Perpetrator must complete a certain amount of hours of unpaid community service over a six month period.
Offenders, offenders family, Victims super bonus k
Emily Arbuthnott in 2016 was given 15 month drive ban and community service for running over an elderly man in Inverbervie
O-had to do cpo and which is unpaid and hard to travel in countryside with drive banFam-couldn’t drive 3 kids to school v-died and family feel unfair
Victims bonus k
Crime can humiliate and make victims not feel safe
Year Up to March 2020 England and Wales 773,000 rapes
