Unit 1 - Crime in Law Flashcards
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What is an anarchy?
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When people do not follow rules and regulations i.e when footballers drink at football games it is against the law and can go up in court if you are caught
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Laws for the country are made by who?
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Laws are created and debated at the parliament.
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What is a crime?
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A crime is something that takes place when someone breaks a law of the country.
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How many males and females are likely to commit a crime in their lifetime?
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Men= 4/10 Females= 1/10
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What does the criminal law deal with?
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Identifying when the law has been broken and prosecuting people who have broken the law. This type of law deals with any type of offences. Some offences are relatively minor however some are ,major such as rape and murder.
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What is civil law for?
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Is used to settle disputes between individuals and also sets the rules for various civil procedures such as buying a house or getting a divorce.
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Why may some crime statistics be wrong?
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some people choose to not report crime as they feel they may end up getting themselves in trouble or feel as though it is to long a process to get involved in, so because of this some crime statistics may be off as not all crime is reported.
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Why are some crimes not reported?
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- The general public see them as not being serious enough
- The victim finds the matter embarrassing
- Lack of confidence or trust in the police
- Children may not understand some issues
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What was the crime rate like in 2014?
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- Has reached the lowest in the last 40 years. shows a 10% reduction in violent crime.
- However the number of sex crimes has risen by 12% since 2013
- Rape has went up 24% from 2012/2013
- sexual crimes are now at the highest they have been since 1971
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Why do people commit crimes?
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- Because of their gender ( they may feel as though something is unfair and want revenge acting in crime and breaking the law)
- Age ( younger people are more likely to commit a crime as they either want to show of and fit in or are peer pressured)
- Ethnicity ( people from ethnic minorities can find them self not being treated as fairly and usually living in poverty so from boredom they feel the need to commit a crime)
- Poverty ( people living in poverty is a cause of crime as they may have had poor role models or living in an area where crime happens all the time and it is normal for them to want to break the law)
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what is the relationship between poverty and crime?
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- Poorer areas have higher crime areas than richer ones.
Higher rates of unemployment lead to people committing a crime as they have nothing to do all day and find boredom so they commit a crime.
-poorer areas are likely to suffer from poorer housing - poorer areas are likely to have poorer high schools with not as good qualification levels as others so pupils may leave early and try find a job but sometimes this is not the case and they are at home all day.
- these areas have a high alcoholism or drug rate so people may turn to their addiction and commit a crime
- young people may not have positive role models
- people who do not have many drug dealers in their area may travel, while they are here they may use their addiction badly and commit a crime because they think they have less chance of getting caught.
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What is the difference between crime levels in East Dumbartonshire and The City of Glasgow?
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- Robbery in Glasgow 1431 in east dumbartonshire robbery is 27 per 1000 population.
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What is the relationship between age and crime?
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- The peak ages for people to commit a crime are between the ages of 15-19
- Criminal involvement typically starts at the age of 15
- when people reach their 20’s they decide to stop committing a crime as they want to settle down with a job and a family which distracts them from crime.
- However those who begin to commit crimes earlier, at the age of 14 are more likely to be the ones who stick to crime for the rest of their lives.
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Crimes that younger generation are more likely to participate in?
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- antisocial behavior
- heavy drinking
- drug-taking
- dangerous driving
- shop lifting
- vandalism
- taking vehicles without the owners consent.
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Why do some young people turn to crime?
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- peer pressure form a large group of people may be scary so people feel as though they must commit the crime.
- bad upbringing can lead a child to violence as this may be all they are used to seeing so they think its an okay behavior to have.
- being male
- being born to a teenage mum
- not living with parents / being in care
- suffering bereavement or family breakdown
- drug or alcohol misuse
- experiencing neglect, physical, sexual, emotional abuse.
- witnessing violence against a family member
- playing truant or being excluded from school
- associating with delinquent friends
- having family or friends who already offend may encourage you to want to try it as you think it is ‘cool’.
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Gender in relationship with crime?
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- males commit 5 times more crime than women
- when women take part in a crime it usually attracts a lot of media attention as it is not something we often see.
- offenders in wales and England outnumbered female offenders by more than 4 to 1.
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What types of crimes do women usually commit?
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- The most popular crime committed by a women is shoplifting.
- The second most common is drug offences.
- Allow its usually 98% of sexual assaults found to be male women too commit sexual assaults.
- sex industry/ prostitution 3/4 women who find their self in the sex industry are found to have started before they reached 21.
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Why do women commit crimes?
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- Influenced by financial problems
- poor education
- drug dependency
- mental health problems
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What is the main reason women commit crimes?
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Over half of women who have committed a crime admitted that the reason behind them breaking the law was down to them having no money.
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How many black people make up the UK population?
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1.8%
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What percentage of black people make up our total prison population?
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12%
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Why do ethnic people commit crimes?
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- Ethnic minorities on average earn less, and have lower incomes than white people, and therefore tend to live in poorer areas, which have higher crime rates
- Afro-caribbean’s have a younger age profile than whites (between the ages of 14 and 21) which is the peak ages for someone to commit a crime.
- Many ethnic minorities live in poorer places and are drawn into commit a crime.
- Many black working class families are headed by single parents, this can be hard to work and look after your child, you may cause a crime because of stress but your child may also commit a crime because of your poor role-modeling skills.
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What are the 6 types of crime?
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- Violent crime
- Knife crime
- property crime
- professional and organised crime
- corporate crime
- sexual offenses
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What is the most extreme violent crime?
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Murder.
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What is the difference between murder and culpable homicide?
Murder is where you meant to kill someone and it is planned.
Culpable homicide is where it is not planned and is named manslaughter. There was no idea or thought of killing them so in someways it can be seen as an accident. Many people claim that once they kill someone they cay it was culpable homicide to try and get less time in prison.
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What is knife crime like in Scotland?
- serious issue
- knife crime is strongly linked with gang crime, as many young men join gangs for fun not knowing the consequences that comes with it.
- others feel that carrying a knife for protection however may use it in the wrong down to peer pressure.
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How does Glasgow relate to the overall statistics of knife crime?
It is seen that overall knife crime can happen in Glasgow on a Friday or Saturday night when people are going out drinking and take a knife for their safety however can end up getting themselves so drunk they use it at the wrong times.
- a third of all knife crimes happen in Glasgow
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What are points for and against a mandatory jail sentence fore carrying a knife?
* For : - Education campaigns on their own do not work
- It will act as a deterrent to carrying a knife
- A prison sentence is a suitable punishment for the crime
* Against : - Prisons will become to full
- Prisons will lead young men into further crime
- Not all circumstances of people carrying knifes are the same.
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What are sexual offences crimes?
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These are offences that break the law while participating in sexual activities.
sexual activities include:
- Having sex with an under age
- prostitution
- indecent exposure
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What is property crime?
- burglary
- housebreaking
- theft
- fraud
- forgery
- robbery
- criminal damage
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What is professional and organised crime?
Some people begin to class committing a crime as their job and they begin to make a living out of it.
- drug dealing
- protection rackets
- the sex industry
- illegal gambling
- producing counterfeit goods
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What is corporate crime?
Can be carried out by individuals or by the business
individuals may use computers to hack into other peoples information, corporate crimes through businesses can be crimes against consumers ( e.g. selling them short measures or inaccurately labeled items) corruption or health and safety offences.
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Why do people drink?
For relaxation or pleasure.
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What can alcohol do to your body?
Alcohol may not affect your body in little consumption but alcohol is a drug and just like any drug it can become addictive. In large amounts it can be poisonous and lethal to your liver and your whole body.
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In 2010 what did the Scottish government estimate the consequences of alcohol abuse in Scotland to cost them?
- crime costs of 727.1 million
- health care 268.8 million
- social care costs 230.5 million
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What became banned in 2011 about alcohol?
a ban came about where supermarkets or shops could no longer do deals on alcohol ( 3 for £10 ) but many supermarkets have found ways around this like selling bottles for 3.33 each.
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What percentage of Scotland's school students excess to much alcohol in early years?
35% of Scotland's population was seen to be drinking to much alcohol at such a young age. However, it could be more than this as many people choose not to admit to drinking at an early age as they are scared of the consequences.
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What age in Scotland do teenagers start binge drinking?
13 years old, Scotland were second highest in terms of alcohol
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What are the concerns with teenagers binge drinking?
When you're younger your body is not ready for alcohol in the body as it has not built away to fight against it yet, therefore young children can find themselves at heavy risks as they begin to find it addictive.
Younger children may also not be aware of what is going on around them and commit to things they would not normally do while being sober. The may take part in sexual activities that they do not want to do or they may commit a crime and not think about it while doing it.
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A drinks promotion is irresponsible if?
- it involves the unlimited supply of alcohol for a fixed fee
- The promotion targets anyone under the age of 18
- if it encourages anyone to consume more alcohol than they should
- it encourages people to drink quickly
- it offers alcohol as a prize
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Which drugs are class A?
- heroin
- crack
- cocaine
- ecstasy
- LSD
- methadone
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Which are class B drugs?
- cannabis
- amphetamines
- codeine
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What are examples of class C drugs?
- ketamine
- GHB
- anabolic steriods
- some tranquilisers
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What can happen if you are found in possession of a class A drug?
Up to 7 years in prison or an unlimited fine or both
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What can happen if you are found in the possession of a class B drug?
Up to 5 years in prison or an unlimited fine or both
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What can happen if you are found in the possession of a class C drug?
Up to 2 years in prison or an unlimited fine or both
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What are legal highs?
legal highs are drugs which give off the same effect as an illegal drug but they are not controlled under the misuse of drugs act.
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why are legal highs dangerous?
legal highs have not been tested for as much as illegal drugs have and many more legal highs get brought onto the market frequently yet no one knows their consequences.
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What are changes in the law regarding smoking?
although tobacco is not an illegal drug the government has tried to reduce the amount of people selling it by:
- introducing a smoking ban in 2006 in Scotland and 2007 in England and Wales.
- increasing the age at which people can buy cigarettes fro 16 to 18
- made the health warnings bigger on the packaging
- put disturbing pictures of cancerous lungs
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What are changes in the law regarding alcohol?
- labelling bottles with the amount of units they contain
- ensuring bottles have a ' drink responsible ' message on them
- asking supermarkets to ask for ID for people who look under the age of 25
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What are changes in the law regarding drugs?
- changing cannabis from a class C to B
| - more robust enforcement against cannabis supply or possession
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What is white collar crime?
broadly describes office work or work in business. White collar crime includes :
- Fraud
- Bribery
- Inside trading
- Embezzlement
- Computer crime
- Forgery
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What is fraud?
Where you take money of people discretely.
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What is bribery?
offering, giving or receiving any item of value to influence the actions of an official or other person in discharge of a public or legal duty.
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What is insider trading?
trading of a corporations stock or other securities ( e.g. bonds or stock options) by corporate insiders such as officers, key employees, directors, or holders of more than 10% of the firms shares.
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What is embezzlement?
Is when you take money that has been given to you in trust but belongs to another person but you take it. For an example when you put money in the bank if the banker was to take your money and keep it once you have trusted them with the money can be called embezzling.
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what is computer crime?
Where the computer is the main target of the crime. These can be things such as hacking, spreading harmful viruses, stealing personal details and identity theft/
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What may crimes do to individuals?
It may leave thoughts in your mind for ever, you be face anxiety, feel vulnerable, intimidated and also scared that it may happen to you all over again. This can lead to mental traumas such as depression.
many times after a crime the victims family suffers from it too.
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Being a victim of crime by age?
As your age goes on you are less likely to be a victim of crime.
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Risk of being a victim by gender?
The risk of being a victims of any crime is slightly higher for males than females, but only by 1%.
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risk of being a victim by ethnicity?
According to statistics ethnic minorities have a slightly higher chance of being a victim of crime than whites do. This is often because people are against their race or beliefs.
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risk of being a victim of a crime by social class?
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If you are from a lower social class you are more likely to be involved in a crime. Repeat victimisation happens the most with people living in poorer areas.
The higher social class can afford to live in safer areas, buy alarms and CCTV.
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risk of being a victim of a crime by religion?
Catholics in Scotland have a higher chance of suffering crime due to their religion. 1/3 of these incidents are related to football.
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What is reckless driving?
Deliberately driving in a manner that is likely to cause an accident
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What is careless driving?
Driving without proper care or attention
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What is drunken driving?
Driving with more than the legal alcohol limit
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what is speeding?
exceeding the speed limit for that road
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What is unlawful use of a vehicle?
driving while disqualifies, without a license, insurance and tax disc.
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What do you do when you are failing to stop after an accident?
once the accident has happened the driver drives away without phoning the police or staying to make sure everyone is okay.
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When pulled over by the police you may be asked for?
- driving license
- insurance certificate
- vehicle registration number
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If you have been pulled over an committed a traffic offense the police may issue you with what?
- fixed penalty notice
| - vehicle defect rectification notice
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What is a fixed penalty notice?
If you have committed a minor traffic offence like not wearing your seat belt or with broken headlights the police may issue you with a one of fine called a fixed penalty notice. fines are usually 30 pound although fines such as speeding can be 60 pound. Fines such as driving without insurance can cause a fine of up to 200 pound.
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How long do people have to pay their fixed penalty?
28 days
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what is a vehicle rectification notice?
if one of your indicators are broken you may be given a rectification notice this is where you must get it fixed and provide evidence.
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What road offences result in disqualification from driving?
if you get 12 points on you license within a three year period your license will usually be taken off you for 6 months.
Drink driving will result in mandatory disqualification from driving
if you receive 6 points within the first 2 years of owning a license you will automatically lose your license and have to re-sit both parts of your driving test again.
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What is the main function of the police?
to protect people from crime and disorder
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How are police officers paid?
money raised from the public through tax
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What have police officers have the power to do?
stop and search someone, to caution someone and to arrest someone.
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Why do Scotland believe a single police force will be good?
they believe it will be more sufficient for a country the size of Scotland. They believe it will be financially more efficient.
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How many forces were there before the single force just now?
8 forces
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How many local divisions do police Scotland have?
14
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What are the roles of the police?
1. Maintaining law and order
2. detecting criminals
3. crime prevention
4. public protection
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When is the polices work most widely seen?
when it manages large crowds, this is often at large sports events or when a large demonstrations are happening they are there to protect the public but also make sure they do not break the law.
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What may police do at big events?
- confiscate alcohol
- use sniffer dogs to sniff for illegal drugs
- it also have to enforce new anti-sectarianism laws at football matches.
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How much time does technology save for a police officer?
on average one hour per officer per eight hour shift.
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What does MDT stand for?
Mobile Data Terminal - for police vehicles, mounted on the vehicles dashboard. Provides officers with key information at a touch of a screen.
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What is the PDA used for?
officers on foot patrol. Allows officers to record crime and accident reports on the job, take witness statements and make notes.
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What can police officer do and not do when it comes to detecting criminals?
Police officers may arrest you as they believe you may have broken the law however, it is not their decision if they are guilty or not.
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What can police officers do if they suspect you have committed a crime?
- ask you to go to the police station and answer questions
- detain you for questioning for up to 24 hours
- arrest you for allegedly committing a offense
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The police have the right to stop and ?
search you, they do not have the general power to search you but they can however search your bags and you for anything they think you may have stolen.
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What is the best thing to do while you are being searched?
stay calm and do not shout as if you react in the wrong way you may see yourself facing further crimes for insulting a police officer
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How do the police try and persuade people not to commit a crime?
- physical presence either by foot or car
- public education where they educate people on how to look after their possessions or informing the public of the consequences or large crimes such as knife crimes.
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What are main targets for criminals?
expensive cars are a sitting target for criminals. 70/90% of car crimes come from easy opportunities such as leaving the keys near the front door or leaving you car unlocked on the street.
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what are the main aims of neighbor hood watch?
- making people aware of the crimes that are happening in the first place
- getting households to make their home secure
- stay alert and report anything suspicious to the police
- support vulnerable people such as the elderly, and help them avoid becoming victims.
- improving the environment to give people a sense of pride in their neighborhood.
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What does the UK have more of than any other country in Europe when it comes to crime?
CCTV cameras - The average citizen is seen to be caught on camera around 300 times a day
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Why can CCTV cameras be used?
- recording events to use as evidence
- directed surveillance of suspected offences
- monitoring public areas to detect incidents
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What is one way that the police protect the public?
Is through community policing. the officers will be seen as part of the community rather than a separate entity. They will either be on foot or on bicycle, they communicate with the public, they do not keep themselves to themselves and will ask questions.
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Why do people feel safer when police are around?
They feel as though it is less likely a crime will happen and they feel as though they are protecting them so they have nothing to worry about.
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An example of a teenager being put of a crime?
The thought of being caught can put a teenager of shoplifting as they fear the consequences.
Some also decide not to steal a car or to do drugs as the prison sentence is a long time and many believe it is not worth it.
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punishing people by putting them in prison can also be seen as?
protection
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What are the two types of court in Scotland?
criminal court and civil court
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What does the civil court deal with?
The civil court deals with things such as disagreements such as debt, damages for injury and compensation
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What do criminal courts deal with?
people who have committed a crime or broken the law
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what are the two types of criminal justice procedures in Scotland?
1. Solemn procedure
| 2. Summary procedure
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What do solemn procedure contain?
the most serious criminal cases and may ultimately lead to a trial either before the judge in the high court or before a sheriff in a sheriff court. Trials under solemn procedure are conducted with a jury. A jury in a Scottish criminal case is made up of 15 people, with a simple majority sufficient to establish guilty.
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What is a summary procedure?
This is used for less serious offences, they may ultimately lead to a trail at the sheriff court or justice of the peace court. The vast majority of criminal cases are dealt with at the summary court in 2011 96% of criminal court disposals. Trial under summary proceedings are conducted without a judge.
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What is a jury?
A jury in Scotland conducts of 15 adults chosen at random. You may be called upon to be a juror one day. Jurors are not paid for their work but can claim expenses such as loss of earnings.
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What age do you have to be to be part of a jury?
Between the ages of 18 and 70
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What are the three main courts in Scotland?
1. Justice of the peace court
2. The sheriff court
3. The High Court
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What is the High Court?
Is Scotland's most supreme criminal court.
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What cities have permanent high courts?
- Aberdeen
- Glasgow
- Edinburgh
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What does the high court deal with?
- Murder
- Rape
- Culpable homicide
- Armed robbery
- Drug trafficking
- Sexual offences involving children
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What can you be given if found guilty in the High court?
'life sentence' which is anything between 15 to 35 years
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How many sheriff courts are their in Scotland?
49 sheriff courts in Scotland
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What do sheriff courts deal with?
offences within the Sheriffdom. It is the busiest court in Europe, handling over 11,000 criminal and civil cases a year.
- assault
- theft
- serious traffic offences (e.g dangerous driving)
- burglary
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What does the justice of the peace court deal with?
relatively minor crimes
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What cases do the justice of the peace court deal with?
- breach of the peace
- theft
- vandalism
- non payment of fines
- road traffic areas.
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What can the justice of the peace court give you?
- Make probation orders and supervised attendance orders
- impose fines of up to £2500
- give compensation to victims of up to £2500
- impose prison sentences of up to 60 days
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What do civil courts help to do?
resolve disputes between parties, parties can be individuals, companies and organisations. They can deal with things like debt and recovery.
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What are the types of civil actions?
- small claim action
- summary cause actions
- ordinary actions
- miscellaneous action
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What are small claims action?
Actions for payment of a sum of money up to and including £3000.
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What are summary cause actions?
Actions with a monetary value of between £3000 and £5000, or seeking delivery of an object
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What is ordinary actions?
Actions with a monetary value greater that £5000 are raised using the ordinary cause procedure. Other examples are actions for divorce or actions relation to contact with children.
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What is miscellaneous action?
actions raised as a result of provisions in legislation, for example, relating to bankruptcy or liquidation of a company, the protection of children of incapable adults. The court also consider applications for adoption of children.
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What is a civil decrees?
Where a final order is made in any case, the court will issue an extract decree.
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What are civil appeals?
The unsuccessful party in a civil action has the opportunity to appeal the decision.
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What is the supreme court?
This the the highest court in the UK. The supreme court has been involved in Scottish criminal cases.
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Why is it recommended that you get a lawyer?
People do not know as much about the law as they think they do, failing to know the right things will allow you to feel vulnerable up in court as so many questions will be coming your way but you have no one to support you. It is not compulsory to have a lawyer but it is highly recommended.
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What are the verdicts?
- guilty
- not guilty
- not proven
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What can you plead?
Guilty or not guilty
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What does not proven mean?
That the prosecution has not proved their case beyond reasonable doubt, although by implication there is a strong suspicion that the person charged may be guilty.
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Where does sentencing take place?
in court after the person has been found guilty
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What can failure of a fine lead to?
imprisonment
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What are the four stages to a children's hearing?
1. The referral
2, The investigation
3. The hearing
4. The outcome
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What happens at the referral stage of a children's hearing?
Something has to happen in the child's life for a complaint to be made or for the process to start,
- The may be a victim of a crime
- They may have committed a crime
- they may have not been going to school
- someone may be worried that they are not being looked after properly.
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Who usually raises the concern for the children's hearing to happen?
The police, social work, educational department.
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What happens at stage 2 the investigation in the child's hearing?
The children's reporter investigates the child's case by looking for evidence from the police, social work and health and voluntary organisations. She/he decides whether
1. not to arrange a children's hearing - if the child circumstances are not a concerns
2. To refer the young person and family for voluntary support from the local authorities - they support them all the way through as they believe the situation is fixable
3. To arrange a children's hearing - this may involve guidance, treatment or measures to control behavior
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What happens at stage 3 of the children's hearing?
The purpose of the children's hearing is to decide whether or not the child needs compulsory supervision.
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How long do children's hearing last?
45 minutes
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What happens at stage 4 of the children's hearing?
The hearing has several decisions it can chose from, the main ones are :
1. to discharge the referral because they feel as though permanent supervision is not needed.
2. to impose a supervision requirement on a child/young person with any conditions that they thing is necessary.
3. if the child is to young to understand they can send it to the sheriff court
4. continue the hearing at a later date if they are not able to come to a decision there and then.
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What is a supervision requirement?
is a plan of work, support and services to help the child. what is in the plan depends on the reasoning behind the hearing. each plan is made to meet the individuals needs.
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How long does the child and his/her family have to appeal after their hearing?
21 days
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How many prisons are there in Scotland?
17
16 men
1 women
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How many women are there in prison in Scotland?
460-500 females. held at cornton vale but as a result of over- crowding some are held at the HMP Edinbugh and HMP Greenock (in women only sections).
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impacts in over crowding in prison?
1. financial costs- prisons cost the government over 2.2 billion pound a year.
2. Social costs for families - many children are left with one parent or none and it is harder for them to have a normal life as they are either bullied in school or fail to leave with and education
3. lack of rehabilitation for prisoners - prisoners need help getting back on their feet and there is help out there to help them, but when over crowding occurs it is harder to make sure everyone gets the same amount of help.
4. lack of dignity for prisoners - sharing rooms and un-screened toilets, no private life.
5. transport problems - prisoners are being transported all over the country as there is no room for them, this is costly as it is happening constantly.
6. Lack of safety for prisoners - while in prison many feel less safe than they do in the outside
7. increased suicide rate
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What are the 4 alternatives to prison?
1. community pay back order
2. electronic tagging and curfews
3. probation order
4. drug treatment and testing order
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What is the most commonly used sentence if someone does not get sent to jail?
community pay back orders
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How long is someone provided to work for the community after summary proceedings?
80 to 240`
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How long is someone meant to work for the community after solemn proceedings?
300 hours
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What are some of the things you are made to do on a community pay back order?
- clean snow and ice
- building eco-plants for school children
- repainting community centers or churches
- growing vegetables and giving them to care homes
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If you fail to do your community pay back order what may happen?
breach of the order and may be returned back to court.
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What is electronic tagging and curfews?
curfews is where you must stay at an agreed address between the hours you have agreed, usually between the hours of 7pm and 7am.
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What can electronic tagging help?
Can help you stay out of the chance of committing a crime as you are made to stay at this address while the peak hours of crime are going on around you.
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What is a probation order?
like community payback order this too is one of the most commonly used sentence. The main purpose is to work with offenders to prevent or reduce their re-offending. This is done by working with professionals to help learn new behaviors and to deal with problems associated with re-offending.
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How long can someone be placed on probation for?
6 months to 3 years.
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What is the conditions that you must do while being on a probation order?
- unpaid work
- curfew
- stay in a place of residence
- compensation to the victim
- attendance at a specialist program like drug or alcohol treatment.
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How many cases in Scotland are said to be drug related?
70 %
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What is the average cost for sending someone to prison for a year?
45,000
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How much is it to put someone on drug treatment and testing order?
£10,000 this is why they chose to do this as it is considerably cheaper.
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What percentage of prisoners after leaving jail had no where to live?
30%
