Crime And The Law

Question 1

Drink driving limit

Answer 1

50mg of alcohol in every 100ml of blood.

Question 2

How many people died from drink driving in recent year

Answer 2

In 2013, 260 people died

Question 3

Fine for smoking in cars

Answer 3

£100

Question 4

Aim for smoking in cars ban

Answer 4

Cut number of children exposed to second hand smoke from 12% to 6% by 2020.

Question 5

How many arrests at recent football match by uniformed branch.

Answer 5

11 arrests at rangers v hibs in May 2016.

Question 6

Fine for drinking under influence of alcohol made by traffic department.

Answer 6

£5,000 and 6 months in prison.

Question 7

Justice of the peace court

Answer 7

60 days max, £2500 fine

Question 8

Example of offender in justice of peace court

Answer 8

Edward Montgomery given community payback order

Question 9

Sheriff court

Answer 9

5 years, unlimited fine.

Question 10

High court of justiciary

Answer 10

No fines, life sentence

Question 11

Example of offender in high court of justiciary

Answer 11

Alexander Pacteau murdered Karen Buckley in 2015

Question 12

Cause of crime plus example

Answer 12

Social exclusion: 61% St Andrew’s university from private schools
Poverty: 29% Scots lack 3 basic necessities for basic living
Drugs/alcohol: 75% of all crime to do with one

Question 13

Types of crime plus examples

Answer 13

White collar: fraud increased by 60% in 2013
Property: 20% of all crime is vandalism
Violent: 5% of all crime

Question 14

Impact of crime plus examples

Answer 14

Pay compensation to victim- debt
Physical/ emotional harm - Victim and Witness Bill to support
Depopulation/damaged spirit- Fife reported 37% increase in shoplifting

Question 15

Prison advantages

Answer 15

Rehabilitate- £10mil reducing reoffending change fund 2015

Question 16

Disadvantages of prison

Answer 16

Can reoffend on release- 50% yp 75% a reoffend in 2 years

Expensive- £30000 a year per inmate

Question 17

Non-custodial sentences

Answer 17

Fine
Community payback order
Restriction of Liberty order

Question 18

Advantages of non-custodial sentences

Answer 18

More appropriate for crime
Cheaper
Helps community, takes responsibility

Question 19

Disadvantages of non-custodial sentences

Answer 19

Can reoffend - 71% of tags reoffend within 2 years

Too “soft”

Question 20

Police technologies plus example

Answer 20

CCTV - 4,000 in Scotland
Social media- police Scotland tweeted changes mean need licence for air weapon
Tasers- in past 3 years 19 Scots have been tasered