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Crime Flashcards

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Cateogory of Crimes

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Non-sexual violence crime
Julie Reilly(murder)

Sexual Offences
Crimes of Kevin Guthrie (sexual assault)

Crimes of Dishonesty
Natalie McGarry (embezzlement)

Crimes Against Society
Gary Winton (drug possesion/intent of selling)

Damage and Reckless Behaviour
Ryan Haggerty(wilful fire raising)

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Rates of Crime

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24% of All crimes are Non-Sexual Violence
5% of crimes are sexual offences
32% of all crimes are crimes of dishonesty
21% of all crimes are crimes against society
15% of all crimes are damage and reckless behaviour

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Crime is Increasing

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Non-Sexual Offences up 10% in recent years

Sexual Offences** up 15%** in recent years

Crimes of Dishonesty **up 5% **in recent years

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Crime is decreasing

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Overall crimes have fallenf rom more than 600,000 to less than 300,000

Damage and Reckless Behaviour down 26% in the past decade

Crimes against society down 15% in recent years

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Groups more likely to experience crime

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Ethnic Minorities - racism
62% of all hate crimes are race related

Religious Minorities - bigotry
7% of all hate crimes are religion related

LGB people - homophobia
26% of all hate crimes are related to someones sexual orientation

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Reasons why someone’s social class means they are more likely to suffer crimes

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Live in more dangerous areas
30x more likely to get murdrred

Poverty Pressures
4x more likely to experience a sharp force injury

Drug and Alcohol consumption
7x more likely to have an alcohol related facial injury

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Biological Reasons why someone is more likely to cause crimes

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Hormones
90% of people in prison are male

Brain disorder
Aaron Campbell

Brain Maturity
Try not to jail <25 year olds

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Economic reasons why someone is more likely to commit crimes

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Greed
Natalie McGArry

Unemployment
Maryhill in Glasgow

Poverty
25% of all crimes of dishonesty are survival shoplifting

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Social reasons why someone is more likely to commit crimes

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Drug and Alcohol Consumprion
2/3rds of violent crime are committed under the influence of alcohol

peer pressure
80% of domestic abuse cases female victim and male perpetrator

Adverse childhood experience
20x more likely to be in jail

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Consequences of crime on perpetrator

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Loss of freedom
Andrew Wallace

Social Exclusion
Aaron Campbell

Unemployment
Rufus McLean

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Consequences of crime on victim

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Loss of life
Julie Reilly

Fear
Kevin Guthrie Victim

Unemployment
Cara Watson

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Consequences of crime on families

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Loss of home
Celtic CEO’s cars & house

Funeral Costs
Alesha McPhail’s mum

Grief
Julie Reilly’s mum & sister

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Consequences of crime on communities

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Loss of Community Space
St Simon’s Partick

Fear
Govan

Loss of tourism
Isle of Bute

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Consequences of crime on wider society

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Security infrustarcture
Buchannan Street

Fear
Women afte Kevin Guthrie

Higher taxes
£39,000 to keep someone in prison for a year

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Structure of courts

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Justice of the Peace
max fine £2500

Sheriff
Rufus McLean

High Court
Andrew Wallace

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Power of the courtys

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Custodial Sentence
Andrew Wallace

Financial Penalty
High court unlimited

Community Sentence
Rufus McLean

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Role of the courts

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Punish
Natalie McGarry

Provide Justice
Julie Reilly’s families

Determine Guilt
Rufus Mclean

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Courts are effective

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Deter People
tougher sentences for hate crimes

Punish
Aaron Campbell

Keep public safe
Aarom Campbell

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Courts are ineffective

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Gulity People get away
1 in 5 rape trails end in the not proven verdict

Reoffending rate is high
30% of sentences less than a year end in reoffedning

Not enough people are deterred
300,000 crimes each year

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Role of the CHS

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make legal decisions for young people
have a child removed from home

Deal with young people breaking the laws
75% of referrals come from the police

Support families
11,000 children in 2021-22

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Power of the CHS

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Issue a warrant
Police look for a child

Remove a child from their home
at risk of abuse etc

compolsoury supervision order
Truanting school - social worker but saty at home

22
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Government responses

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Caledonian System
19/32 council areas

VRU
hiring ex gang members

Alcohol Restriction Laws
alcohol consumption down by 4%

23
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Government responses have been effective

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Caledonian System
First fall of domestic abuse

VRU
murder rate lowest ever

Alcohol Restriction LAs
alcohol consumption down by 4%

24
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Government responses have been ineffective

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Caledonian Systems
High profile domestic abuses - Rufus McLean

Alcohol Consumption Laws
2/3rds of violent crime are committed under the influence of alcohol

Still lot f violent crime
30% of crimes either non-sexual violence or sexual offences

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Role of the Police

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Investigate Crimes
Julie Reilly

Protect
COP26

Prevent
#GetConsent and “That Guy”

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Structure of the Police

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Locality Policing
Campus Cops

Specalist Crime Division
Julie Reilly

Crime and Operational Support
Margaret Fleming

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Powers of the police

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Detain and arrest - keep public safe
Andrew Wallace

Enter Properties - look for evidence
Aaron Campbell

Seize goods - gather evidence
Margaret Fleming

27
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Police are effective because

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Investigations they carry out
MArgaret Fleming

Keep the public safe
Aaron Campbell

Prevention Strategies
Campus Cops

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Police are ineffective

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Not enough is being done to solve older murders
Over 1000 unsolved murders since 1960

Don’t understand scale of hate crime
Police watchdog said Hate Crime was not a clear priority

Own issues with racism and sexism
Cheif of police apologised calling police Scotland a historically racist institution with a history of failing

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Purpose of Prison

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Rehabilitate
Hairdressing competitions

Punish
Andrew Wallace

Keep Public Safe
Aaron Campbell

30
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Prison is effective

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Rehabilitate
Hairdressing competitions

Depriving freedom is a good form of punishment
many men engage with the caledonian system to reduce the odds they go to prison in the future

Keep the public safe
Aaron Campbell

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Prison is ineffective

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Not rehabiliating everyone
Reoffedning rate high as 30%

Overcrowding
Barlinnie and Greenock regularly over capacity - Barlinnie getting knocked down. Janine O’Neill learning more about crime

Cost could be better used
£35,000 to keep someone in prison for a year

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Alternatives to Prison

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Home Detention Curfew
Jamie Wright

Community Payback Order
Rufus McLean

Finanical Penalty
High Court Unlimited

33
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Alternatives to Prison are Effective

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Cheaper than Prison
£35,000 a year

Help reduce Reoffending
Rufus McLean

Reduce overcrowding
Janine O’Neill

34
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Alternatives to Prison are Ineffective

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Perpetrators free to reoffending
Jamie Wright

Justice is not done
Cara Haston Family

True Cost not done
Natalie McGarry

35
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what are hormones

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manage how we grow but also how her brain develops

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