Nature, Causes and Consequences of Crime

Question 1

When looking at causes of crime we consider S-E-B factors. What does this stand for?

Answer 1

Social
Economic
Biological

Question 2

What does ACES stand for?

Answer 2

Adverse Childhood Experience

Question 3

Individuals who experience ACES are what times more likely to commit acts of violence?

Answer 3

15x more likely.

Question 4

Individuals who experience ACES are what times more likely to be in prison?

Answer 4

20x more likely.

Question 5

According to the Scottish Prison Survey 2019, what % of prisoners said that they were drunk at the time of their offence?

Answer 5

40%

Question 6

How much violent crime in Scotland is attributed to alcohol and substance misuse?

Answer 6

2/3rds

Question 7

For young people in Scotland, particularly between the ages of 15-17, what is the most common factor in committing crime?

Answer 7

Peer pressure

Question 8

In 2021, what percentage of domestic abuse cases had a male perpetrator and female victim?

Answer 8

80%

Question 9

What societal pressures are there that are unique to males?

Answer 9

Toxic Masculinity

Question 10

What is the Strain Theory?

Answer 10

The argument that society puts so much strain on individuals to have materialistic items that people turn to criminality.

Question 11

Around what % of shoplifting is known as survival shoplifting?

Answer 11

25%

Question 12

What is survival shoplifting?

Answer 12

Committing shoplifting in order to obtain items that are essential to survival such as food, clothing and toiletries.

Question 13

How is greed linked to crime?

Answer 13

Some individuals commit crime in order to get more and more in order to satisfy their own wants rather than needs.

Question 14

Andrew rough, a retired police officer stole how much money from his mum?

Answer 14

£60,000

Question 15

What did Andrew Rough spend the £60,000 stolen money on?

Answer 15

A new house, car, holidays …

Question 16

Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry was jailed for embezzling more than how much?

Answer 16

£25,000

Question 17

According to the Scottish Prison Service 17th Prisoner Survey, what percentage of prisoners believed unemployment contributed to their offending.

Answer 17

16%

Question 18

What are the areas in Scotland that has high unemployment rates and higher rates of crime?

Answer 18

Easterhouse and Castlebrae

Question 19

Psychopathy is an example of what kind of cause of crime?

Answer 19

Biological

Question 20

Who was the 16 year old who was labelled a psychopath by criminal experts in Scotland?

Answer 20

Aaron Campbell

Question 21

For every 100 crimes that are committed in Scotland how many are committed by biological males?

Answer 21

88

Question 22

What is the name of the hormone that makes biological males more likely to engage in violent crime?

Answer 22

Testosterone

Question 23

In 2021 what was the % of incidents of domestic abuse that had a male perpetrator and female victim?

Answer 23

80%

Question 24

What % of prisoners in Scotland in 2023 were biologically male?

Answer 24

96%

Question 25

What is a biological reason as to why younger people may be more likely to commit crime?

Answer 25

Brain development

Question 26

As a result of brain development from 2022 what are judges recommended to consider in place of custodial sentences?

Answer 26

Rehabilitation

Question 27

The fact that the Criminal Justice System is very expensive is an example of a consequence of crime on who?

Answer 27

The wider society

Question 28

How much on average does it cost to keep one person in prison for a year in Scotland?

Answer 28

£40,000

Question 29

The consequence of losing your freedom and having a criminal record is more likely for who?

Answer 29

The perpetrator

Question 30

who is more likely to experience PTSD as a consequence of crime?

Answer 30

The victim

Question 31

How much does violent crime cost the UK every year?

Answer 31

£124 billion

Question 32

What was the cost of policing in Scotland in 2019-2020

Answer 32

£1.2 billion

Question 33

According to Alcohol Focus Scotland how many young offenders were drunk at the time of their offence?

Answer 33

60%

Question 34

What evidence is there that there is a link between poverty and crime?

Answer 34

More than 70 per cent of Niddrie residents are on benefits while nearly 30 per cent of children live in poverty. There are 778 crimes for every 10,000 locals — 69 per cent above the national average