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    Crime

    and the

    Local Community

    You Must- Be able to name different types of crime. You Must- Be able to identify different causes of crime. You Must- Be able to understand the wider implications of crime.

    What do we already know about crime?

    What do you think when you first hear the word crime?

    Think
    Type Where Who When

    Crime & the Local Community


    Key Ideas: Crime happens all over the world in cities, in towns and in the countryside. Some crimes affect people much more than others. Views on the different types of crime vary from person to person. This unit looks at patterns of criminal activity within local areas. What crime is and how it is caused What people feel about crime How crime varies locally and nationally How the problem of crime might be solved.
    Copy learn about

    A Crime is any action or offense that is punishable by law.

    What is crime?

    Social

    Economic

    What are the factors of crime?

    Political

    of all violence by strangers is committed by people who have been drinking 80% of criminals are male Young people are most likely to be involved in crime (peer pressure) Drug use Frustrated aspirations Boredom (lack of recreational facilities for young people) Media? - TV, Films, Music Fragmented community broken families, lack of social structure

    Racial tension
    Victimless crime e.g. fraud

    Social Factors

    Poverty - Gap increasing between rich & poor

    Unemployment
    MEDCs more to steal (consumer durables) Cost of buying illegal drugs Shoplifting in the UK totalled 1.4 billion in

    1996-1997 More than 1 in 20 British homes is burgled every year due to inadequate protection measures (lack of affordability).

    Economic Factors

    Unpopular

    decisions made by governments


    War protests Tax protests Anti-capitalism protests

    Political Factors

    a. Only one in four of all crimes are reported to the police


    b. Some crimes are not reported because people think they are trivial, e.g. speeding, even though it might lead to accidents & death.

    c. The young & people from ethnic minorities may be unhappy with or
    not trust the police. d. Many violent assaults, sexual attacks & other crimes are not reported because the victim knows the attacker. e. There may be few police officers nearby to help them. f. Lack of community spirit

    Why might people not report crimes?

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