Impact of Crime Starter: L.O: To consider the impact of crime on individuals and society Starter: Watch this clip and write a list of all the examples of how individuals can be affected by crime. Victims of crime

Impact of crime on victims Physical e.g. a wound Financial e.g. replacing stolen goods Psychological e.g depression/paranoia Social = affects relationships Walklate (2007) “victim surveys focus on the ‘crime in the street’ not crime ‘behind closed doors.”

White collar / corporate crime Financial cost for society = more taxes Social cost = mistrust between professionals/colleagues

Walklate (2007) “The impact of crime is worse if they are subject to repeat victimization.” Fiona Pilkington

What would Sociologists say about these 2 pieces of evidence? Fiona Pilkington “What do I have to do to get my street back to normal so people feel safe to go out at night?” What would Sociologists say about these 2 pieces of evidence? British Crime Survey 2005/2006: 57% of people are fairly / very worried about credit card fraud 4% of people have actually been victims of credit card fraud

Where does our fear of crime come from?

Ethnic minorities (black) So which social groups are the most likely to commit and be victims of crime? Commit crime Victims of crime Class? Gender? Age? Ethnicity? Working class Working class Male Male Youths Youths Ethnic minorities (black) Ethnic minorities

Write a short paragraph explaining why each of the following groups may be more likely to be a victim of crime. Working class Male Youths Extension: start to think about why ethnic minorities may be more likely to be victims of crime.