Crime & Law Flashcards
give 2 examples of social factors that cause crime
alcohol and ACES
give a statistic for alcohol
alcohol- 44% of violent crimes offender is under the influence
give a statistic for ACES
those with ACES are 20x more likely to go to jail in their lifetime than someone without ACES.
give 2 examples of biological factors that cause crime
ADHD and the warrior gene
give a statistic for ADHD and crime
30% of prisioners are found to have ADHD
give a statistic for the warrior gene and crime
13% of those with the warrior gene have a hhrepeated violence history
give 2 economic factors that cause crime
greed and poverty
give a statistic for greed and crime
fraud has cost the UK £190bn
give a statistic for poverty
deprivation and inprisionment dundee+glasgow in top 5 deprived areas and have highest inprisionment levels
what impact does crime have on victims
financial implications and adverse issues with mental well-being.
give statistics for these
financial implications=almost 60% suffer financial after crime
mental well-being=84% feel negitive after being targeted in crime
what is the impact of crime on perpetrators
struggles with employment, 75% of companies won’t hire them
reoffending, 28.3% reoffend within a year in 2018-19.
what is the impact of crime on families?
decline in mental health, children with parents in prision are 2x more likely to have mental health problems.
loss of contact, 45% lose contact with family after release
what is the impact of crime on communities
bad rep, every violent crime makes houses 1% cheaper.
fear and stress, 2.6x more likely to be stressed about being attacked.
what is the impact of crime on wider society?
hate crime, ariana grande 500% islamophobia.
the cost of crime, £156bn from re offenders and tax payers pay this
