Crime 3

Crime 3

1. Communities & Crime Reduction

   • SARA
     • scanning
       • background knowledge
     • analyse
       • victim/offender/location
       • SMART targets
     • respond
       • motivated offender
       • suitable target
       • absence of a capable guardian
       • can't respond to all 3 at the same time as which one was effective?
     • assess
       • evaluate success
       • what worked what didn't

2. Drugs & Crime

   • Pharmacological
     • stimulants
     • depressants
     • analgesics
     • hallucinogens
   • Legal Class
     • class A
       • cocaine, ecstasy, heroin
         • P:7y D:life
     • class B
       • amphetamines, cannibas
         • P:5y D:14y
     • class C
       • anabolic steriods
         • P:2y D:14y
   • should drugs be legalised?
     • current law isn't working
     • keeping drug use illegal increases harm
     • often resort to crime to support habit
     • creates a huge criminal market involving violence
   • crime
     • drugs use causes crime model
     • crime causes drug use model
     • reciprocal relationship

3. Restorative Justice

   • bringing the offender, victim and community together and giving them the opportunity to resolve any conflict and harm caused from crime
   • CJ vs RJ
     • v+o passive roles
     • v+o active roles
     • victim restitution
     • little if any victim restitution
   • values
     • offenders take responsibility
     • achieve understanding
     • attempt to put right the harm done
     • how to avoid reoffending
   • types
     • victim offender mediation (VOM)
     • restorative group conference (VGC)
     • circles

4. ASBO Mania

   • an anti-social manner which was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household
   • examples
     • litter/rubbish
     • noise
     • harassment
     • nuisance
   • ASBO
     • crime and disorder act 1998
     • civil not criminal
     • last up to 2 years
     • breach is a criminal offence
   • problems with ASBO
     • half of yp breached at least once
     • yp don't understand requirements
     • badge of honour
     • differing geograhical use