Unit 1: 1.3: Consequences For Unreported Crime Flashcards
Name the 8 reasons for consequences of unreported crime
P: police prioritisation
P: procedural change
U: unrecorded crime
C: cultural change
L: legal change
D: decriminalisation
C: cultural effect
R: ripple effect
Name the 2 positive consequences for unreported crime
Legal change
Procedural change
Explain the ripple effect
When the crime doesn’t just affect the victim but causes a ripple effect which can effect:
- family
- friends
- community
Explain the cultural effect
When sometimes actions are criminal in one country but not in another
Someone may feel like its not their place to interfere and so they don’t leading to consequences
Give examples of the cultural effect
FGM
Arranged marriages
Explain decriminalisation
When eventually the government has little choice but to decriminalise laws as people no longer take notice of the law
Give examples of decriminalisation
Underage sex
Homosexuality
Define police prioritisation
When the police only prioritises the higher-reported cases to address the public’s concerns and not know other cases which have gone unreported
Give examples of police prioritisation
High priority: social media hate crime
Low priority: drug use
Explain unrecorded crime
When crimes are reported to police, but they’re not recorded as crime
Investigations into the alleged crime are unlikely to occur and the offender will not be punished
Give examples of unrecorded crime
Domestic abuse
Sexual abuse
Rape
Explain cultural change/ broken windows theory
When an uncared area of a town begins to act as a magnet for delinquent behaviour
This shows that all crime needs tackling to avoid proliferation of further crime
It has led to heavy handed policing of the working/ lower class
Give examples of cultural change
Littering
Vandalism
Property damage
Explain legal change
Where crimes go unreported for a long time because they are perceived as a human right
Give an example of of legal change
Homosexuality: illegal in uk until 2015
The stigma towards homosexuality reduced
Explain procedural change
When procedures have been introduced to report crime to police allowing for crimes to be reported anonymously like via CrimeStoppers
It has allowed: - newly introduced specialised police teams
- apps with quick police accessibility
Give examples of procedural change
Vandalism
Assault
Burglary
