ac1.3
- Created by: libbyelvidge
- Created on: 13-10-22 16:18
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- ac1.3
- the ripple effect
- how crime impacts beyond the victim e.g family, wider community also when a criminal repreatedly offends when not reported. crimianlity amplification
- negative, can make crime rate increase
- rhys jones 2007, whole community didnt help police out of fear , made catching killer harder
- cultural differences
- when an action is only illegal in certain countries/cultures so its not recognised or reported
- fgm is legal/ accepted in certain cultures but not in the u.k, people from those cultures may still do it in the u.k despite its illegality
- woman from uganda found guilty of fgm on her 3 year old daughter.
- negative, crime can be hidden behind beliefs , can also create stereotypes/ folk devils
- decriminalization
- when a crime cannot be enforced as nobody recognizes it the government have to decriminalize
- homosexuality, drug laws
- positive, portugals drug use decreased, society became more inclusive
- culture change (broken window thesis)
- when an place looks rough (broken window) and is unrepaired people will think nobody cares, will led to vandalism because offenders think no one will catch them
- people will typically police their neighbourhood until they feel its too unsafe, then they move or stay inside- lose informal social control
- negative-normalises crime in that area
- police prioritisation
- this is due to: limited resources, local population, the media and the home office. police also have to focus on serious crime
- victimless + petty crimes ignored
- positive- more money for serious crime negative- can lead to ripple effect
- unrecorded crime
- 90% of crime is reported
- Thames valley & north Yorkshire police (2018) had 'inadequately' recorded reported crime
- negative- victims not getting justice and offenders given opportunity to reoffend
- legal change
- if a crime goes unreported it appears to not be an issue
- same sex marriage legalised, smoking criminalized
- positive- 2007 smoking helped protect children negative-over reporting leads to severe sanction (knife crime)
- same sex marriage legalised, smoking criminalized
- if a crime goes unreported it appears to not be an issue
- procedural change
- procedures for reporting crime has developed- encouraging reporting
- 1970-visting station, 999 now- victim support groups, tv crime stoppers, special forces,apps
- positive- reporting is more accessable, helps deter
- 1970-visting station, 999 now- victim support groups, tv crime stoppers, special forces,apps
- procedures for reporting crime has developed- encouraging reporting
- the ripple effect
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