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Biological reasons for crime
Born evil,
Gender
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Social reasons for crime
Alcohol and drugs,
Peer pressure
2
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Economic reasons for crime
Poverty,
Unemployment
2
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Prisons- effective punishment
Help to rehabilitate offenders,
They keep the public safe
2
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Prison-ineffective punishment
Breakdown of relationships,
Overcrowding
2
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Alternatives to prison
Community service,
Financial fines
2
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Powers of the police
Arrest a person they see committi...,
Stop and search
2
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Police initiatives
Eg keep safe initiative,
Everynin eminutes
2
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Branches of the police
Dog branch,
Armed response
2
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Criticisms of the police
Criticisms of stop and search,
The police are underfunded
2
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Impact of crime -victims
Emotional trauma and damage,
A financial impact
2
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Impact of crime - offender
Crime can financially impact the ...,
Going to prison can impact the ph...
2
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Power of the children’s panel
Super vision requirement,
Tagging
2
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Impact of crime wider society
Reputation of the country,
Physical damage
2
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Response to alchahol
Minimum pricing,
Challenge 25
2
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Response to drugs
Psychoactive substances ban,
Talk to frank
2
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USA rights and responsibilities
Join a political party,
Stand as a candidate for election
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Social inequalities
Low aspirations little support,
Lack of qualified teachers
2
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Economic inequality
Discrimination,
Legal status
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Branches of government- USA
Executive branch,
Judicial branch
2
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Why em are under represented
Less likely to join political par...,
Language barrier and poorer educa...
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Why women are under represented- USA
Women are more likely to be poorer,
Women are more likely to be singl...
2
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Rights in a democracy
The right to join a pressure group,
The right to vote,
The right to protest
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Devolved powers
Education,
Health,
Housing
3
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Reserved powers
Defence,
Immigration,
Benefits
3
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The role of MSPs
Answering phone calls letters and...,
Attend meetings,
Fact finding missions
3
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Election campaign methods
Publishing a manifesto,
Media,
Canvassing door to door
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Strengths of AMS
Smaller parties get better repres...,
Fairer voting system,
Less wasted votes
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Weaknesses of AMS
Voters find ams confusing,
No direct link between msps and v...,
Ams usually produces coalition or...
3
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Reasons why people don’t vote
Voter apathy,
Lack of minority representation,
Lack of trust in politicians
3
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Reasons why people vote
To support a political party,
To exercise their democratic right,
Fairer representation
3
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Political participation
Lack of political party choice,
Restrictive laws ex felons
2
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Government responses
Temporary assistance for needy fa...,
Affordable care act obamacare
2
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The Scottish court system
Sheriff court,
High court,
Justice of the peace court
3
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Ways a citizen can participate
Stand as a candidate,
Citizens can campaign
2
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Power of the first minister
Building relationships with forei...,
Power of appointment,
Head of the executive
3
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Work of committees
Proposing bills,
Gathering evidence,
Question ministers
3
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Pressure groups democracy
Marches and demonstrations,
Direct action,
Illegal publicity stunts
3
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Inernational influence USA - economic
Other countries economically as t...,
Us influences othercountries econ...
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International influences USA - military
Military strength,
Size
2
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International influence USA -political
Nato,
United nations
2
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