Starter quiz
- What is it called if you break the rules in an Act of Parliament?
- 'A crime' ✓
- Who can potentially be a criminal?
- only people with bad intentions
- anyone, depending on the circumstances ✓
- only those with a history of crime
- only people from certain backgrounds
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- Which of the following is not one of the three main factors that impact criminal behaviour?
- social
- environmental
- technological ✓
- psychological
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- One of Parliament’s key purposes is to make ...
- 'laws' ✓
- Match the part of Parliament to its description.
- House of Commons⇔made up of 650 MPs ✓
- House of Lords⇔made up of over 700 peers ✓
- Monarch⇔the Head of State (King or Queen) ✓
- Which one of the following describes the key word illegal?
- It is allowed by law, especially criminal law.
- It is not allowed by law, especially criminal law. ✓
- It is not allowed by law, especially civil law.
- It is enforced by law.
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Exit quiz
- Complete this sentence by selecting the correct answer below: Police ...
- make the laws that they enforce or decide if someone is guilty or not.
- enforce the laws and gather the evidence for the courts to use. ✓
- break the laws and gather the evidence for the courts to use.
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- Match the role to its description.
- Police Officer⇔uniformed officers who make up most of the police force ✓
- Police Community Support Officers⇔uniformed staff who support police officers in the community ✓
- Special Constables⇔volunteer officers who work in the same way police officers do ✓
- The police are part of the justice system. How many layers are there to the justice system?
- 'three' ✓
- There are different types of police. These include:
- Police Officers ✓
- Police Community Support Officers ✓
- Special Constables ✓
- Judges
- all of the above
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- The College of Policing identifies how many key roles of the police?
- one
- two
- three
- four ✓
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- Match the word to the definition.
- crime⇔an illegal act that is punishable by law ✓
- laws⇔rules, usually made by parliament ✓
- police⇔a public force that helps keep the community safe ✓
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Key learning points
- The police are one part of the justice system of the UK.
- The police protect life and property, maintain order, bring offenders to justice and prevent crime.
- The three main police powers to tackle crime are stop and search, arrest and entry, search and seizure.
Common misconception
The police make up the whole of the justice system.
The police are part of the justice system. There are three layers to the justice system: laws, courts and the police.
Keywords
Crime - an illegal act that is punishable by law
Law - rules, usually made by Parliament, that are used to order the way in which a society behaves
Police - a public force that helps keep the community safe; they work to prevent and investigate crimes, enforce laws and maintain order in society
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