U2 economic causes of crime

Question 1

State 4 economic causes of crime

Answer 1

• poverty
• unemployment
• greed
• strain theory

Question 2

Describe how poverty is a cause of crime

Answer 2

-in areas of high deprivation, there tends to be a high rate of crime

Question 3

Give an example of poverty

Answer 3

-Scottish crime and justice survey found Fergulsie park in Glasgow is ranked 3rd of the list of deprived areas and experienced 136% higher rate of violent crime than the average of Scotland

Question 4

Describe how unemployment is a cause of crime

Answer 4

-if someone doesn’t have the skills/qualifications to get a job, it may lead to turning to living illegally

Question 5

Give an example of unemployment

Answer 5

-UK gov found that 66.6% of inmates were employed before/after leaving prison

Question 6

Describe how greed is a cause of crime

Answer 6

-when a person has the selfish desire to have more

Question 7

Give an example of greed

Answer 7

-in 2017 a list of celebrities including Phillip Schofield, David Beckham and Gary Lineker were found to have avoided £420 million worth of tax payments

Question 8

Describe how strain theory is a cause of crime

Answer 8

-society puts pressure on people to achieve certain goals in life

Question 9

Give an example of the strain theory

Answer 9

Robert Merton argued that those who don’t achieve the ‘American dream’ turn to crime so as not to be left out of society