Crime and the Law Flashcards
(38 cards)
Non-sexual crimes of violence
Murder
Attempted murder
Assault
Armed robbery
Sexual offences
Rape Attempted rape Sexual assault Prostitution Pedophilia
Crimes if dishonesty
Housebreaking
Theft
Shoplifting
Fraud
Vandalism
Arson
Damage to property
Other
Drugs
Traffic crimes
Handshaking a weapon
Public disorder
Social
Adverse childhood experiences
Social pressure
Drugs and alcohol
Economic
Greed
Poverty
Unemployment
Biological
Hormones
Mental disorders
Brain disorder
Example of ACE
16x more likely to take drugs
15x more likely to commit and act of violence
20x more likely to be in prison
Example of drugs and alcohol
2/3 of violence is committed under the influence
Example of social pressure
80% of domestic is a make being the perpetrator and the women being the victim
Example of greed
Former SNP Natalie McGarry was jailed for embezzling £25000 for a food bank
Example for poverty
25% of all crimes of dishonesty are for when people steel from shops for thing like food and clothing
Example for unemployment
Areas like Mary hill have a high unemployment rate leading them to have a high crime rate
Example for mental disorder
Aron Campbell has been labelled a psychopath and jailed for life for killing Alesha mcphail
Examples for hormones
90% of all prisoners in Scotland are men
Examples of brain development
In 2020 Scotland judges decided to reduce the number of 25 year olds going to jail
Physical consequences of crime
Family-loss
Perpetrator-imprisonment
Victim-death
Social consequences of crime
Community-fear
Family-sadness
Perpetrator-guilt
Verdict
Guilty
Not guilty
Not proven
Sentence
Custodial
Non custodial
Justice of the peace
Traffic fine
2,500 fine
60 days jail
Sherrife court
Assault
5,000 fine
5 years jail
High court
Murder
Unlimited fine
Life sentence