Crime: Causes and Consequences

What is a victim?

• Someone who has been directly affected by a crime

• Someone who has committed a crime

• Someone associated with a criminal

• Someone involved in the Criminal Justice System

What is an offender?

• Someone who has been directly affected by crime

• Someone who has committed a crime

• Someone associated with a criminal

• Someone involved in the Criminal Justice System

Which is a cause of crime?

• Boredom

• Poverty

• Fun

• Evil

Which is a common cause of crime?

• Enjoyment

• Meanness

• Unemployment

• Bad mood

Which is another cause?

• Happy family

• Small family

• Big family

• Family issues

Which is a cause of crime?

• Attending school/college

• Lots of homework

• Excluded from school/college

• Teachers

What are the 3 types of effects for victims?

• 1. Emotional 2. Physical 3. Financial

• 1. Emotional 2. Psychological 3. Financial

• 1. Violence 2. Physical 3. Financial

• 1. Anxiety 2. Emotional 3. Debt

Victims might have anxiety or PTSD. These are:

• Financial effects

• Physical effects

• Emotional effects

• Effects on the offender

Victims might have bruising or injuries. These are:

• Emotional effects

• Physical effects

• Financial effects

• Side effects

Which is the most obvious effect of theft or fraud on the victim?

• Emotional

• Physical

• Financial

• Health