Recently the telegraph wrote a bold heading: ‘London rioters have committed nearly 6,000 new crimes, including murder and rape, since they plunged the capital into chaos more than three years ago, new figures have revealed.’
The deputy mayor for policing and crime in London, said the figures, released by the Met Police under the Freedom of Information Act, showed the criminal justice system needs to "up its game". "Londoners remember how a minority of violent thugs caused mayhem in August 2011”. (Greenhalgh, S) . These figures show that some of them are still committing serious crimes and proves that the riots were fuelled by prolific offenders rather than low-level opportunists. The media focused a lot on a certain individual seen rioting in the London riots, and she was a young lady whose father was a multi millionaire. The young lady had a great education- coming from a prestigious grammar school. However a long with many other individuals who lived in London she committed these crimes due to her mentality, but also the thrill of being caught. Her socioeconomic background had nothing to do with her actions. It was more of a chance for her chance to steal and experience the thrill of not getting caught for a crime. Therefore it cannot be generalised that poverty causes crime. Many people of different backgrounds cause crime, whether they are from an upper class socioeconomic background or a lower class socioeconomic background. …show more content…
Crime is due to media, parenting, behavioural memory and lack of morality we have in today’s society. An outcome can never be because of one circumstance- there is always a cluster of elements to result in a final
The deputy mayor for policing and crime in London, said the figures, released by the Met Police under the Freedom of Information Act, showed the criminal justice system needs to "up its game". "Londoners remember how a minority of violent thugs caused mayhem in August 2011”. (Greenhalgh, S) . These figures show that some of them are still committing serious crimes and proves that the riots were fuelled by prolific offenders rather than low-level opportunists. The media focused a lot on a certain individual seen rioting in the London riots, and she was a young lady whose father was a multi millionaire. The young lady had a great education- coming from a prestigious grammar school. However a long with many other individuals who lived in London she committed these crimes due to her mentality, but also the thrill of being caught. Her socioeconomic background had nothing to do with her actions. It was more of a chance for her chance to steal and experience the thrill of not getting caught for a crime. Therefore it cannot be generalised that poverty causes crime. Many people of different backgrounds cause crime, whether they are from an upper class socioeconomic background or a lower class socioeconomic background. …show more content…
Crime is due to media, parenting, behavioural memory and lack of morality we have in today’s society. An outcome can never be because of one circumstance- there is always a cluster of elements to result in a final