What can communities do to help prevent crime? | Citizenship

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Complete the sentence: In England, information about youth crime goes from age ______ up until the age of 17.
- '10' ✓
What am I describing? The different ways we share and receive information on a large scale; this includes things like television, radio, newspapers and the internet.
- 'media' ✓
Match the sentence starter to its end.
- The charity Nacro's report said that
  
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  media coverage of young people is twice as likely to be negative. ✓
- If the police arrest someone under 18
  
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  they cannot interview them without an independent adult present. ✓
- The youth justice system treats
  
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  young people differently to adults. ✓
Which of the following is not one of the actions suggested by the Hertsmere Young Researchers to tackle negative media perception of young people and crime?
- petition
- create an event
- host a press conference ✓
- create your own news source
Who am I describing? A public force that helps keep the community safe; they work to prevent and investigate crimes, enforce laws and maintain order in society.
- 'the police ' ✓
Which of the following are the three main police powers used to tackle crime?
- surveillance, questioning and fines
- stop and search, arrest and entry, search and seizure ✓
- patrolling, ticketing and warnings
- investigation, interrogation and confiscation

Match the sentence starter to the correct sentence end.
- Educational crime prevention strategies
  
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  reduce crime by educating people about the law. ✓
- Situational crime prevention strategies
  
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  reduce crime by altering the situations in which crime can take place. ✓
- Deterrent crime prevention strategies
  
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  discourage people from crime by making the consequences clear. ✓
What am I describing? An illegal act that is punishable by law.
- 'A crime' ✓
What am I describing? A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
- 'A community' ✓
Which of the following best describes how communities can use crime prevention strategies?
- Communities can rely on law enforcement alone to reduce crime.
- Communities can reduce crime by education, situational changes and deterrents. ✓
- Crime prevention is most effective when used by individuals rather than groups.
- Crime prevention strategies are only relevant in large cities, not small towns.
Which of the following statements is true regarding crime prevention?
- Only the police can prevent crime in a community.
- Communities can play a key role in reducing crime. ✓
- Crime prevention is only effective when carried out by law enforcement agencies.
- Police efforts alone are enough to prevent all crime in a community.
A youth mentoring programme could be an example of what type of crime prevention strategy?
- 'educational' ✓

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There are different strategies that can be used to prevent crime, for example: educational, situational and deterrents.
Educational crime prevention strategies reduce crime by educating people about the law and consequences of breaking it.
Situational crime prevention strategies reduce crime by altering the situations in which crime can take place.
Deterrents discourage people from committing crimes by making the consequences clear and the risks higher.
Communities can use crime prevention strategies to reduce crime opportunities and foster shared responsibility.

Only the police can prevent crime.

Communities can also play a key role by using strategies like education, situational changes and deterrents to reduce crime and promote safety.

Crime - an illegal act that is punishable by law
Crime prevention strategy - a plan or set of actions designed to reduce the likelihood of crime occurring
Community - a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common