Causes Of Crime

Question 1

Name the three causes of crime

Answer 1

Economic
Environmental
Psychological

Question 2

Give examples of economic

Answer 2

~Stealing to meet basic needs
~greed
~poverty

Question 3

Give examples for environmental

Answer 3

~Home circumstances, family pressure to commit crimes
~forced to provide for themselves as parents not there/ addicts
~ Not taught right and wrong

Question 4

Give examples of psychological

Answer 4

~Mental Heath, they might be a psychopath
~ can’t comprehend what they are doing
~ easily swayed into commiting crimes

Question 5

Christian response to causes of crime

Answer 5

~Jesus spent time amongst the rejected in society, so they want to be like him
~ Uk churches have youth groups/ projects to get young people off the streets to prevent crime

Question 6

Moral issues

Answer 6

-Should all crimes have the same punishment? (Poverty, economic)

• born bad, genetics, warrior gene
• self defense, are crimes ever justified?
• addition, what caused addition, are they to blame, the feel they need it
• how can we judge when we don’t know what it’s like to be in their situation (economic, environmental)

Question 7

Strength of taking causes of crime into consideration

Answer 7

• for phycological, it allows people to get the support and care they need
• helps understand why crime happens so we can prevent it

Question 8

Weakness of taking causes of crime into consideration

Answer 8

• people could use it as an excuse for their actions
• people may feel it is not fair that they are getting treated differently for the same crime

Question 9

Non religious view on cause of crime utilitarians

Answer 9

Greatest good for the greatest number, so government puts money into derived areas to prevent crime and cause happiness

Society will be happy if taxes benefit the majority and reduce crime rate