Crime and Its impact on the local society

This article discusses the concept of crime and its impact on the society. It covers different types of crimes, cyber crimes, and ways to protect oneself from cyber crimes. It also presents two articles on crime news consumption and fear of violence, and social and economic impact of crime on wider society. The comparison between the two articles is also discussed.

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Table of content
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Section A..........................................................................................................................................3
Background.............................................................................................................................3
Presentation of the articles......................................................................................................4
Section B..........................................................................................................................................5
Summary of Key Findings......................................................................................................5
Comparison between reports..................................................................................................8
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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Introduction
Crime and Its impact on the local society
Crime refers to those act of the person which is committed by them with an negative intension or
aim. It is related to those which declared forbidden by the Law of land. These acts not ruined the
the life of the victim but also makes develop negative environment in the society. There are
different types of crimes are performed in the society such as social injustice and intolerance
which negatively impacts the society. The violence against the women are increasing day by day
which is a serious matter of thinking of the human being. The increase in the number of crimes
lead to shift the society towards the negative criteria. Further, the crimes tend to harm the social
peace of the nation which can not act as beneficial. Crimes lead to unwanted as well as inhuman
deaths of the victims of the crime causes permanent and huge loss to the family of the victim
Section A
Background
Crime and Its impact on the local society
It is very important to understand the concept of crime and their impact on the society because it
helps us to measure the level of crime and also provide basis for making changes in the society.
Crime tends to have a direct relation with the human society on the global basis. Also, the
government has implemented several laws, rules as well as regulations that are required to be
followed by all the people. In every nation, the residents and the citizens are provided with
several rights against which the government tends to provide protection. Crime is related to those
act of the person which is prohibit by the law and it contain the violence against the some person.
The person making crime has liable for the punishment from the law. In the present, one of the
most common and new crime is cyber crime. There are different types of frauds and bullying are
taken place on the internet and negatively impacts the organisation.
There are different types of cyber security crimes such as payment issues, cyber bulling,
internet fraud and many more happened in the society. The cyber crimes ruined the lives of many
peoples becaause there are many peoples are present in the market which sexually assaulted the
girls on the internet and try to take negative advantage of them. There are different ways are
present which can be used by the person in their life and becomes protected from these
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cybercrimes. The individuals can work upon keeping the system updated in order to make sure
that the computer data stays protected with the security. The individuals can use strong
passwords in order to maintain privacy and safety of their accounts and also securely login to the
network. People can focus upon being alert through online modes. Also the individuals must
make sure that they do not share any personal information through phone and email. The
individuals must make sure that they avoid clicking upon the spam email or websites which can
further act as harmful for the person. Also, it is essential for the individuals to keep an eye over
their bank statements as this is the main zone that the hackers focus upon. If any unfamiliar
transaction is witnessed, then one must investigate with the bank officials regarding the cause.
The individuals can opt for anti virus software in order to stay protected from the several hacks.
The antivirus software can also scan and further detect threats which helps in keeping the
software updated in order to provide the protection at the best possible level
Presentation of the articles
There are different types of crimes are present in the environment which provides negative
impact to the society. The person which found to be guilty of any offence should be provided
proper punishment.Crime tends to have a negative impact over the society and is likely to make
people aggressive as well as fearful. Crime tends to have a huge impact upon the human society
and also it is considered as a harmful act
In the section below, two articles have been discussed in context to the crime and its
effect upon the local society. The first article is Crime News Consumption and Fear of
Violence: The Role of Traditional Media, Social Media and Alternative Information Sources
which was published on the website of Sage Journals and the second article is Social and
Economic impact of crime on wider society which was published on Bite Size website.
Article 1
Crime News Consumption and Fear of Violence: The Role of Traditional Media, Social Media
and Alternative Information Sources
As per this journal the crime is always a matter of discussion by the media from the past times
because it helps them to maintain their TRP and viewership. In the region of united Kingdom,
there has been a consistent rise in the crime reporting. Crime news and more specifically the
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violent crime acts as the key component in terms of selling items for several other media outlets
in order to meet with the competition in terms of readers and viewers.
The journals of the news article have the capabilities that they influence the will of the viewer.
The media plays an important role in painting the image about the crime that further eventually
tends to become a perceived reality for several media consumers. Also, it plays a major role in
influencing the criminal policies in several developed nation.
Article 2
Social and Economic impact of crime on wider society
According to the journal published on Bite size, Crime not only affects the individuals
but the communities also tend to experience higher level of crimes and get affected. People may
feel feared inside as well as outside their houses. Further, there is a rise in the home insurance
premium as well. Also, the prices of the property may also get affected. The home owners can
find it difficult to sell their property as they are threatened with the frauds. Also, the new
businesses tend to avoid the areas which have high crime rates. Further, there is a probability that
the existing businesses may experience a close down due to several reasons like repeated thefts
as well as loss in terms of income, high costs of repairing the damage caused from the
vandalism as well as loss of customers in a certain area.
Section B
Summary of Key Findings
Key Findings from Article 1
The Sage Journals has put their understanding on the different aspect of the crime news
consumption along with the avoidance behaviour, media and terrorism along with crime news
consumption as well as fear of crime. The present day media and information landscape can be
referred to a blend of traditional media and several kinds of digital born outlets which include
several alternative information through which the media sources tend to collide. The other part of
the key findings are described in the further sections.
Consumption of crime news as well as fear of crime
Here is the effective research in relation to the consumption of crime news as well as fear of
crime in a general level or perspective. The article has focussed upon the traditional media which
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have suggested crime news consumption tend to have a connection with the fear of crime. It can
be analysed from the article that the media has been very influential when it comes to discourse
of fear. Though the article focuses upon the role of changing media landscape. The victimisation
of crime has influenced the relationship between the fear of crime as well as watching local and
national television. It is analysed from the discussion that the people stay in those area where the
number of crimes is more then they become more fearful in their media trials.
Crime news consumption and avoidance behaviour
The thing which is focused on this article is the behaviour of the news consumer in relation to the
consumption of the news. There have been certain areas at certain times that tend to get ignored
or avoided. The article has stated that the television news tend to have more impact over the
influence of the consumer in comparison to the print media. The article has helped in analysing
that the respondents living in cities, retired respondents along with the respondents who have
faced threats before tend to have an negative behaviour towards the media.
Media and terrorism
media and the terrorism is the important method which is described in the article. It has
been a rare occurrence despite the fact,and has been increasing at a visible rate in order to satisfy
the modern day media consumers. The article has highlighted that, the terrorist events that have
been targetting the western societies are highly publicised and have a high media coverage
through several information outlets. The article states that there has been a positive relation
between the news media coverage of terrorism as well as the fear of terrorism but, the threat is
not at the personal level. Also, the article states that when the media showcases extreme violence
and terrorism through their media networks, then there is a high possibility of a negative impact
upon the mental and emotional well being of the children. It is concluded that the persons which
are more active towards the crime news are more fearful and frightened.
Key Findings from Article 2
The article published in BBC on crime tends to involve two aspects from the criminal
activities that are taking place in the society. The article focuses upon the criminal activities that
have taken place in Scotland and United Kingdom. The article has focussed upon several crimes
that have taken place in terms of cybercrime. The main focus of the article is upon the cost of
crime to businesses as well as paying for crime. The article published on the newspaper focuses
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upon the impact of the crime upon the society as well as the community in terms of cost of
crime to businesses as well as paying for crime (Pozniak, 2020).
Cost of crime to businesses
It has been found from the article that several crimes such as shoplifting and the frauds
have led to huge costs in the businesses of the United Kingdom. These crimes have led to a loss
of billions of pounds every years. The cost of business crime that were reported in the year 2015
in Scotland were estimated over 5 billion pounds. It can be analysed from the report that the
thieves and the fraudsters have shifted from traditional crimes like robberies towards the use of
digital mediums like internet in order to commit crime. These modern ways of committing
crimes through internet and electronic medium is termed as cyber crime. Cyber crime involves
several activities like stealing or sneaking out some confidential information of the individual.
Further when the thieves steal these confidential information from the users and their system,
they tend to demand vast amount of money from the users (Ryder, 2018). There are several
organisations in the United Kingdom such as banks, insurance organisations as well as energy
suppliers that have been acting as a victim in terms of criminal activities with the help of
internet. The article states that nearly 33% of the crime related to the businesses have their roots
through internet as the fraudsters and thieves have adapted new ways to conduct fraudulent
activities and grab money through adverse means. Further the article has helped in analysing that
the government of Scotland and United Kingdom have set up specific crime unites in order to
deal with the issues arising due to the internet and digital conspiracies and further prevent it
further as well. While working alongside the businesses, the aim of the Scottish Business Crime
Centre is to utilise the latest Information and Communications Technology for the purpose of
security in order to keep a track of fraudsters over internet and further catch them red handed as
well (Schaefer and Mazerolle, 2018).
Paying for Crime
Another key finding of the Article published on bite size focuses upon the concept of
Paying for crime. The article states that the cost of policing in the year 2015 in the region of
Scotland was expected up to 1.75 Billion pounds. The government of Scotland and United
Kingdom have spent a huge amount and the amount approximates in billions of pounds that
would help in dealing with several criminal consequences. In order to cope with such huge
expense or loss, the government can either plan to increase the taxes or make expenditures from
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the tax revenues that have already been collected by the government in the past. Hence, it can be
analysed from the research article that if the level of crimes are on a consistent rise, then the
government will be left with only few or lesser money for looking after several other
responsibilities in terms of health care and education.
The research also highlights that the crime tends to cost the individuals with the help of
higher prices in the market for several goods and services. The article has highlighted that in case
the business loses money due to the criminal and fraudulent activities, then in that case they are
likely to shift this cost upon their customers by increasing prices in order to overcome the loss
(Watson and Kerrigan, 2018).
Comparison between reports
While considering both the articles for the project report in context to the crimes and their
impact upon the local society have helped in deriving upon several outcomes. Article 1 has laid
emphasis upon the role of media towards the impact of crime news upon the individuals. In this,
the role of traditional as well as modern media technology have been discussed. The article
focuses upon the reaction of people in regard to the several crime news after the consumption
through several mediums like print and television. Whereas, the Article 2 tends to pay attention
towards the social as well as economic impact of crime upon the people residing in Scotland and
United Kingdom. The article focuses upon the several impacts due to the crimes taking place
over the local region along with the several related activities like cyber crime. The article has
analysed and thrown light upon the losses to the businesses as well as government.
In article 1, the focus has been upon crime news consumption along with the avoidance
behaviour, media and terrorism along with crime news consumption as well as fear of crime. The
present day media and information landscape can be referred to a blend of traditional media and
several kinds of digital born outlets such as social media. The article has focussed upon the
traditional media which have suggested crime news consumption tend to have a connection with
the fear of crime. It can be analysed from the article that the media has been very influential
when it comes to discourse of fear. The article states that when the media showcases extreme
violence and terrorism through their media networks, then there is a high possibility of a negative
impact upon the mental and emotional well being of the children.
In article 2, the focus has been upon several crimes that have taken place in terms of
cybercrime. Such crimes have led to a loss of billions of pounds every years. The cost of
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business crime that were reported in the year 2015 in Scotland were estimated over 5 billion
pounds. It can be analysed from the report that the thieves and the fraudsters have shifted from
traditional crimes like robberies towards the use of digital mediums like internet in order to
commit crime. There are several organisations in the United Kingdom such as banks, insurance
organisations as well as energy suppliers that have been acting as a victim in terms of criminal
activities with the help of internet. The article states that nearly 33% of the crime related to the
businesses have their roots through internet as the fraudsters and thieves have adapted new ways
to conduct fraudulent activities and grab money through adverse means (Wilkinson, 2019).
Conclusion
It can be concluded from the report that crime tends to have a hue impact upon the lives
of individuals. There are several kinds of crimes for which there are relative punishments
depending upon the impact of the crime. The government of every nation has disclosed several
laws, rules and regulations in order to provide protection against the basic human rights. The
report has proved several facts upon the topic with the help of few articles while highlighting the
key findings which have helped in analysing the impact of crime upon the individuals of a
locality.
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