consequences of crime

• One consequence of crime on victims is mental or physical harm. Victims can suffer mental health problems from the trauma that crime brings. More serious crimes such as physical assault can cause injuries or death.for example Aaron Campbell was found guilty of murdering 6 year old alesha macpahil after abducting her from her home.
• Consequence of crime on victims

  Loss of money
• Victims can be left with no money after


  • Small mugging
  • White collar crimes worth thousands of pounds
• Example of victim losing money

  • Natalie McCarty embezzled £25,000 from two organisations she was involved in leaving the local food bank unfunded
• Consequence of crime on wider society

  High taxation
• As the number of offenders goes up

  Taxes go up
• Example of high taxation due to crime


  • The average community payback order costs around £2,500 to £4,000 all payed by the taxpayer
• Consequence of crime on wider society

  Damaged reputation
• As crime rises


  Places can find themselves getting a higher reputation as people won't want to visit crime hotspots
• Example of damaged reputation due to crime


  • After the murder of Alesha MacPhail tourists avoided visiting the Isle of Bute when the murder happened, this cost many businesses a lot of money
• Example of grief for families


  • After Alesha MacPhail was killed her mum described her world as "crashing down"
• Families may feel anger if they think a victim isn't getting justice

  This could be if they think a sentence is too lenient or unfair
• Example of anger from families

  • When sex offender Kevin Guthrie's sentence got reduced from 3 to 2 years lots of anger arose
• Community spirit can be damaged after crime


  As people will find themselves not wanting to go outside and socialise if they live in high crime areas
• Example of fear in communities

  • After the murder of Sarah Everard many women were scared to go places by themselves
• Consequence of crime on communities

  Loss of community support
• Places where communities can suffer physically after crime


  As people won't want to gather and meet
• Places where communities can suffer financially after crime


  As they can't afford to support the community
• Example of loss of community support

  • After Natalie McGarry embezzled £25,000 from two organisations she was involved in the food bank found themselves struggling to afford to support as many people
• One way the government has tried to solve the economic issue poverty is SNAP. SNAP is a form of debit card so that families can buy healthy food in eligible shops. It cannot be used on alcohol, cigarettes or medicine. For example food insecurity fell by a fifth after families received SNAP