Crime and the Law

Crime and the Law
- What crime is there in Scotland?
  Learn why factors including poverty, neglect, low self-esteem, alcohol and drug abuse can be connected to why people break the law.
- What are the causes and effects of crime?
  Learn about the complex reasons that explain why crime happens.
- What are the consequences of crime?
  Learn about the negative effects or consequences when a crime is committed.
- Responses to crime - Police
  Learn how the police response to crime in Scotland.
- Responses to crime - Prison
  Learn how the prison service responds to crime in Scotland.
- Responses to crime - Government
  Learn how the government response to crime in Scotland.
- How are Scottish courts organised?
  Learn about the role of the courts in Scotland.
- What alternatives to prison are used in Scotland?
  Learn about the range of alternative punishments which are used by courts in Scotland other than sending a person to prison.
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- Victims, perpetrators and wider society. Video
  Learn about the impact of crime on victims, perpetrators and wider society
- Scotland's court system. Video
  Scotland's court system

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