Crime Reduction and Community Safety: Strategies and Policies

Crime reduction and Community Safety
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Table of Contents
Task 1.........................................................................................................................................3
Domestic Violence.....................................................................................................................3
3.1 Explain the main risk factors that are likely to introduce people to the cycle of anti-social
behaviour....................................................................................................................................3
3.2 Analyse the relationship between risk factors that are likely to introduce people to the
cycle of anti-social behaviour and the factors leading to crime.................................................4
3.3 Develop strategies to minimise risk factors for the community (show how people can
avoid committing the behaviour/crimes you describe, what help there is available and the
relevant legislation)....................................................................................................................6
Task 2.........................................................................................................................................7
Introduction................................................................................................................................7
Discussion..................................................................................................................................7
Conclusion................................................................................................................................10
Reference List..........................................................................................................................11
Appendix..................................................................................................................................13
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Task 1
Domestic Violence
3.1 Explain the main risk factors that are likely to introduce people to the cycle of anti-
social behaviour
Antisocial behaviour is activities which are harmful for the society and the individual. Anti
social behaviour is manifested through rowdy behaviour, vandalism, selling of drugs, making
loud noises, theft, inappropriate use of cars, street drinking, begging, dumping of rubbish or
spitting in public place, graffiti or others. Many times people abandon their vehicles in public
places or indulge into display of body parts abusively. Some of the anti social behaviour can
be seen in early childhood, while some are manifested in adult life.
The five main risk factors for such behaviour is – gender, genetic influence, biological
mediators which are unchangeable, while the major factor is social and family abuse in
early childhood. The common situation in which leads to antisocial behaviour is bullying at
school, colleges, and split family experiences.
Two frequent community based crimes are fire arm offences, and attacks with sharp
instruments and Drug abuse. Researches show that excessive visuals of violence in media
are one the cause of such behaviour. Minor ethnic communities in UK are economically poor.
Such condition often leads youths to leave studies and engage in criminal activities.
Availability of arms in grey market is another major cause of fire arm crime.
Young adults are often seen to be involved with drug abuse. Adolescent mental disorder,
educational failures, and parenting at young age are the major reasons of substance abuse.
People who are mentally weak and are unable to handle peer pressure, social competition and
stress take to addiction. Relationship problems, exposure to violent incidences and loneliness
forces teenagers to get dependent on drugs.
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Figure 1: Risk Factors for youth crime
Source: (Crim.cam.ac.uk, 2018)
3.2 Analyse the relationship between risk factors that are likely to introduce people to
the cycle of anti-social behaviour and the factors leading to crime
Antisocial behaviour is a vicious cycle which is often difficult to break. Cycle of antisocial
behaviour is also explained through Crime Triangle, where offender is the criminal, who
seeks an opportunity to do crime and that impact the victim. Children are vulnerable to
abuses either physically or sexually. Such kinds of children are extremely averted to the
society and the law since they have developed distrust over the law. Availability of arms
gives them free access to fire arms. Media also plays a vital role in triggering of anti social
behaviour. Young adults are exposed to multiple violent incidences through films, television
and internet. This exposure makes them habituated to violence and leads to fire arm violence.
Under the influence of drug people get involved in vandalism, fights in pubs and even
murders. Drug abuse has often been related to property crime, theft, rapes and violent
behaviour. Serial killers are often found to be under influence of drug. Many occasions drugs
have been found in the body of rape victims and sexually assaulted individuals.
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