Crime & Law

Question 1

White collar crime

Answer 1

Financially motivated, non violent, someone in high social status

Benefit fraud cost the government £1.3 billion a year

Question 2

Blue collar crime

Answer 2

Lower social status, more obvious
E.g. murder, assult, theft

In 2015-16 there was 57 homecides in Scotland

Question 3

Causes of crime

Answer 3

Social
Economical
Biological

Question 4

Social causes

Answer 4

Peer pressur: to draw attention, win popularity, want to be part of the group

Gorbals, Glasgow strong youth gang culture

Question 5

Economic causes

Answer 5

Financial conditions: unemployed, poverty; lead to boredom and may turn to crime for something to do or to try and improve their situation

In 2025 Glasgow was the poorest city in Scotland and also had the highest crime rates

Question 6

Biological

Answer 6

Brain abnormalities, serotonin in the brain affect a person’s mood and may affect their behavior

In 2014 a BBC survey found 60% of convicted males claim to suffer a head injury

Question 7

Knife crime

Answer 7

2014 survey found 23% of young people admitted to carrying a knife

Question 8

Burglary

Answer 8

32% of burglaries are committed by 10-17 year olds

Question 9

Drug crime

Answer 9

2015-16 there were just under 30,000 people charged with possession of drugs in Scotland

Question 10

Consequences of crime on perpetrators

Answer 10

Employment opportunity: 1/3 are unemployed

Repeat offending: 75% re offend

Question 11

Impact on victims

Answer 11

Physical: 57 homecides

Mental: victim support received over 1.7 million calls

Financial: 21,000 housebreakings in 2014-15