Consequences Of Crime

Question 1

Consequences of crime on the victim

Answer 1

Death- 6 year old Alesha MacPhail was murdered by Aaron Campbell
Depression- victim of Kevin Guthrie now suffer from depression as consequence of his sexual crimes against her will

Question 2

Consequences of crime for the perpetrators

Answer 2

Loss of freedom- the high court sentenced Aaron Campbell to prison for murdering Alesha MacPhail
Unemployment- former MP Natalie McGarry lost her job after she was found for embezzling £25000

Question 3

Consequences of crime for the families

Answer 3

Grief- Julie Reilly was murdered by Andrew Wallace leaving her parents and family suffering in pain
Funeral costs- Alesha McPhails family had to pay thousands for her coffin, service and burial after being murdered by Aaron Campbell

Question 4

Consequences of crime on the community

Answer 4

Living in fear- It took the police a while to find Julie Reilly’s killer, Andrew Wallace, so people lived in fear that the murderer was still there
Loss of tourism- Alesha McPhails was murdered by Aaron Campbell on the Isle of Bute, many tourists stayed away from the island and businesses lost money

Question 5

Consequences of crime in the wider society

Answer 5

Fear of men-90% of sexual crimes are against women and 95% of the Scottish prison population is men
Higher taxes- costs £35,000 to keep someone in prison for a year this money come from tax payers