AC1.3 Consequences of unreported crime
Ripple effect: The ripple effect is a consequence of unreported crime which
involved external people such as family members, friends and the
surrounding community of the victim involved. For example, if children in a
household are witnesses of their mother or father being a victim of domestic
abuse, then they might think that these actions are okay and then repeat
them to other people. This might then ripple around the school. The negative
consequences of the ripple effect are that the victims may become unaware
of the crime's severity. However, a positive consequence is that this can
decrease moral panic. NEGATIVE
Cultural consequence: Culture differences are a massive problem with
unreported crime. This is because some actions may be seen as a crime in
some countries, however those same actions are legal in others. This means
that people are often going to ignore said actions because they might be
‘alien’ to them. Therefore, this means that some crimes are likely to be
under-reported or unrecognised. An example of this consequence includes
honour killings, these crimes are legal in some countries and the people with
the most knowledge of these crimes are normally part of the countries which
allow this to happen. NEGATIVE
Decriminalisation: Decriminalisation is when a certain crime is continuously
being ignored by society, this makes it hard for the police to deal with the
crimes committed and therefore the government has to decriminalise it.
There would still be a law against this behavior but the consequences of this
and the time spent by police will be reduced. An example of this includes
under-age drinking, which has become more accepted by society and isn’t
seen to be a prioritized crime. POSITIVE
Police prioritisation: Police prioritisation refers to if a crime is under reported
then the police will focus and prioritise those crimes which are reported
more. This makes it look like they are addressing public concerns’ instead of
ignoring the less important crimes. An example of high police prioritisation
includes hate crime presented on social media. Low police prioritisation may
include low level drug use such as cannabis. Some unreported crimes may
be very dangerous and may badly affect the victim, meaning if the police
ignore these issues, the victim won’t receive any help to get better.
However, it is also good because it helps to reduce the more seen and
serious crimes. POSITIVE
Unrecorded crime: Unrecorded crimes are crimes which have been reported
to the police, however they have not then been recorded as being a crime.
This means that they will not carry out an investigation and the offender is
not going to be punished for their wrongdoing. This is bad because in
Ripple effect: The ripple effect is a consequence of unreported crime which
involved external people such as family members, friends and the
surrounding community of the victim involved. For example, if children in a
household are witnesses of their mother or father being a victim of domestic
abuse, then they might think that these actions are okay and then repeat
them to other people. This might then ripple around the school. The negative
consequences of the ripple effect are that the victims may become unaware
of the crime's severity. However, a positive consequence is that this can
decrease moral panic. NEGATIVE
Cultural consequence: Culture differences are a massive problem with
unreported crime. This is because some actions may be seen as a crime in
some countries, however those same actions are legal in others. This means
that people are often going to ignore said actions because they might be
‘alien’ to them. Therefore, this means that some crimes are likely to be
under-reported or unrecognised. An example of this consequence includes
honour killings, these crimes are legal in some countries and the people with
the most knowledge of these crimes are normally part of the countries which
allow this to happen. NEGATIVE
Decriminalisation: Decriminalisation is when a certain crime is continuously
being ignored by society, this makes it hard for the police to deal with the
crimes committed and therefore the government has to decriminalise it.
There would still be a law against this behavior but the consequences of this
and the time spent by police will be reduced. An example of this includes
under-age drinking, which has become more accepted by society and isn’t
seen to be a prioritized crime. POSITIVE
Police prioritisation: Police prioritisation refers to if a crime is under reported
then the police will focus and prioritise those crimes which are reported
more. This makes it look like they are addressing public concerns’ instead of
ignoring the less important crimes. An example of high police prioritisation
includes hate crime presented on social media. Low police prioritisation may
include low level drug use such as cannabis. Some unreported crimes may
be very dangerous and may badly affect the victim, meaning if the police
ignore these issues, the victim won’t receive any help to get better.
However, it is also good because it helps to reduce the more seen and
serious crimes. POSITIVE
Unrecorded crime: Unrecorded crimes are crimes which have been reported
to the police, however they have not then been recorded as being a crime.
This means that they will not carry out an investigation and the offender is
not going to be punished for their wrongdoing. This is bad because in
