Public Perception of Crime Flashcards
Knife Crime - who was murdered in 2005?
Westley Odger was murdered with a knife
Knife Crime - who started the campaign?
His mother started the campaign to change the law
Knife Crime - what is the sentence for murder with a gun and murder with a knife?
- Murder with a gun is a minimum of30 years
- Murder with a knife is a minimum of 15 years
Knife Crime - how has the social view changed?
We now consider guns and knives to be similar in severity and danger
Knife Crime - when did the law change and how did it change?
- Law changed in 2010
- Murder with a knife is now a minimum of 25 years
Knife Crime - what is the current social view towards knife crime?
It is very common and a constant issue, which creates fear of being a victim, leading to a moral panic
Drink Driving - when was drink driving made illegal?
1925, but still accepted until the 1970’s, where there was a big rise in car ownership
Drink Driving - why did drink driving become more serious?
People valued road safety more
Drink Driving - what was introduced to increase safety of drivers?
- seatbelts
- police using breathalysers
Drink Driving - what was the high risk offender scheme?
Convicted drivers with alcoholism must have a medical to get their license back
Drink Driving - which criminal offence was introduced?
Death by dangerous driving; up to 14 years sentence
Drink Driving - how did the death by dangerous driving law change the deaths?
Drink Driving deaths lowered from 1640 to 240 in 40 years
Drink Driving - Social view?
Positive
Windrush Generation - what happened between 1948 and 1970?
Nearly half a million people moved from the Caribbean to Britain, to help Britain with the Labour shortages past WW2
Windrush Generation - what did they face?
They faced a lot of discrimination in housing, employment and services. They were wrongly detained and deported
Windrush Generation - why was this allowed?
At the time it was legal to discriminate due to race
Windrush Generation - what did this lead to?
Led to exploitation of slum housing and low paid jobs
Windrush Generation - how have the views towards hate crime changed?
Has been a decline in prejudice, as people have become more accepting of racial differences
Views towards hate crime have changed to see it as wrong
Race Relations Act - Name all RRA
1965, 1968 and 1976
Race Relations Act - why was their minimal diversity?
Widespread discrimination
Race Relations Act - what did the acts do?
Banned racial discrimination, including direct discrimination and indirect discrimination
Race Relations Act - what is direct discrimination?
Openly treating people differently based on race
Race Relations Act - what is indirect discrimination?
Implementing a rule that happens to affect one group more than another
Race Relations Act - what is an example of discrimination?
A council could rule that to be on the housing list, you must have lived in that area for 5 years (discrimination against immigrants)
Race Relations Act - how did the views change?
Over time the views turned against segregated schools and workplaces. However, racism is still ongoing, such as islamophobia
