SOCIAL CAUSES OF CRIME

Question 1

POINT - PEER PRESSURE

Answer 1

Explain - people can be convinced that it’s acceptable to do what their friends do such as smoking, drinking, drugs and committing acts of violence.
Example - In 2016, around 110 gangs in different areas of Glasgow.

Question 2

POINT - UPBRINGING

Answer 2

Explain - ACE (Adversed Childhood Experience), such as abuse, neglects, parents with substance abuse.
Example - People who experience ACE are 15x more likely to commit an act of violence.