1. What is the impact of crime and what is being done to control it?
Date: Friday, 24 May 2019
What is the impact of crime and what is being done to control it?
Learning Objectives
Examine the impact of crime on victims, communities & society and describe the formal and informal methods of controlling behaviour.
5 minutes
Starter – Let’s see how much you remember!
1) Identify two ways in which people are encouraged to conform to formal social rules (2 marks)
2) Explain what sociologists mean by the term ‘agencies of informal social control’ (4 marks) 15

2. Reminder: PPEs will test Unit 1
Studying Society
Education
Family
We need to start revision NOW!
Homework:
 Revision  Sociology  Studying Society
Read through the revision notes pages. Complete the test questions at the end on paper ready to hand in on Monday 6th Oct.

3. 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

4. There are 4 main ways that crime can impact a victim
There are 4 main ways that crime can impact a victim. Take notes under each of these subheadings:
Physical impact
Financial impact
Psychological impact
Social impact
Walklate (2007)
“victim surveys focus on the ‘crime in the street’ not crime ‘behind closed doors.”

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

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

7. 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

8. 27% of young people in Greenwich fear being a victim of crime.
What do you think the crime they are most scared of?
Do you think this is representative?

9. Identify two ways that victims can be affected by crime. (2)
Identify two ways that communities can be affected by crime. (2)
Physical (e.g. injury)
Financial (e.g. replacing stolen property)
Psychological (e.g. depression, fear)
Social (affects relationships, trust)
Fear (influences way we behave with others)
Community breakdown (become defensive, stereotype, mistrusting)
Financial (white collar crime reduces government funds & decreases money to spend on welfare)
Corporate crime e.g. pollution can cause loss of faith between employers & employees

10. White collar crime e.g. celebrities/big companies not paying taxes
Youth crime
What are the key debates on crime and deviance in the media?
Racist crime
Is fear of crime constructed by the media?
Terrorism

12. Eye on the exam…
You must have an awareness of the social problems linked with crime and deviance e.g. racist crime, teenage crime and the increase in female crime. You must also know what the government is trying to do to reduce the problem.

13. What is a ‘racially aggravated offence’?
Team A
Give examples of problematic youth behaviour.
What are the physical, financial, psychological and social impacts of youth crime?
What is meant by the term ‘folk devil’ and how does it apply to young people?
What is meant by ‘moral panic’ and how does it apply to young people? Give an example.
What is meant by ‘scapegoating’ and how does it apply to young people?
What are the Government doing to try to reduce antisocial behaviour?
Why do some people say that these methods are ineffective?
Describe one way in which recent governments have tried to reduce anti- social behaviour and explain how successful this approach has been (5)
15 minutes
Team B
What is a ‘racially aggravated offence’?
What percentage of crimes are racially aggravated?
What is meant by ‘racist victimization’?
What has the Government done to try to reduce racially motivated crimes?
Why can these methods be seen as effective?
Why can these methods be seen as ineffective?
Describe one way in which governments have attempted to reduce racist behaviour in society and explain how successful this approach has been. (5)

15. What is the impact of crime and what is being done to control it? (2)
Date: Friday, 24 May 2019
What is the impact of crime and what is being done to control it? (2)
Learning Objectives
Examine the impact of crime on victims, communities & society and describe the formal and informal methods of controlling behaviour.
Starter:
Identify two types of formal social control that societies use to enforce order (2)
Identify two ways in which a peer group may encourage members to conform to its rules (2)
5 minutes 15

16. What is a ‘racially aggravated offence’?
Team A
Give examples of problematic youth behaviour.
What are the physical, financial, psychological and social impacts of youth crime?
What is meant by the term ‘folk devil’ and how does it apply to young people?
What is meant by ‘moral panic’ and how does it apply to young people? Give an example.
What is meant by ‘scapegoating’ and how does it apply to young people?
What are the Government doing to try to reduce antisocial behaviour?
Why do some people say that these methods are ineffective?
Describe one way in which recent governments have tried to reduce anti- social behaviour and explain how successful this approach has been (5)
15 minutes
Team B
What is a ‘racially aggravated offence’?
What percentage of crimes are racially aggravated?
What is meant by ‘racist victimization’?
What has the Government done to try to reduce racially motivated crimes?
Why can these methods be seen as effective?
Why can these methods be seen as ineffective?
Describe one way in which governments have attempted to reduce racist behaviour in society and explain how successful this approach has been. (5)

17. Evidence – What percentage of crime is racially aggravated?
2002/03 British Crime Survey
4% mixed race
3% Asian
2% black
2% Chinese/other origin
Less than 1% white
Jannson (2006)
20% of black vandalism victims thought the crime was racially motivated
Less than 1% of white vandalism victims though the crime was racially motivated
11% of police reported harassment was racially or religious motivated in 2007/08
Walklate (2007) argues that statistics are likely to underestimate the extent to which routine harassment is part of the everyday lives of people from minority ethnic groups.
British Crime Survey
1999/2000 – 10,758 racially or religiously aggravated harassment
2006/07 – 28,485
2007/08 – 26,495

18. Citizenship compulsory in England since 2002
How far would Sociologists agree that the government is doing enough to tackle racially motivated offences?
Crime and Disorder Act 1998
Created new offences for
Racially aggravated assault
Racially aggravated criminal damage
Racially aggravated harassment
If racially motivated offence = harsher sentence
Jannson (2006)
20% of black vandalism victims thought the crime was racially motivated
Less than 1% of white vandalism victims though the crime was racially motivated
Citizenship compulsory in England since 2002
Walklate (2007) argues that statistics are likely to underestimate the extent to which routine harassment is part of the everyday lives of people from minority ethnic groups.
British Crime Survey
1999/2000 – 10,758 racially or religiously aggravated harassment
2006/07 – 28,485
2007/08 – 26,495
11% of police reported harassment was racially or religious motivated in 2007/08

19. Now is time for an audit…
Look through your PIXL sheet.
Put a small tick to the left on any questions you feel confident with
Put a small dash (-) next to any you feel you could answer if you checked your notes
Put a small question mark next to any you feel that you could not answer.