Starter quiz
- Match the age of criminal responsibility to the country in the UK.
- England⇔10 ✓
- Wales⇔10 ✓
- Scotland⇔12 ✓
- Northern Ireland⇔10 ✓
- Which of the following best explains why our views of right and wrong can change as we get older?
- We are born knowing what is right and wrong.
- Our views are influenced by different experiences and the people around us. ✓
- Our views remain the same throughout life.
- Our views are determined by the law and never change.
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- Which of the following best describes a crime?
- When someone disagrees with a law.
- When someone follows all the rules.
- When someone breaks the law. ✓
- When someone makes a suggestion about a law.
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- Where do people's views on what is right and wrong come from?
- their parents
- the Police
- the Government
- it depends on the person and their influences ✓
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- What is criminal behaviour?
- Criminal behaviour is any action a person does that is illegal. ✓
- Criminal behaviour is any action a person does that is legal.
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- There are two main types of law in England: civil and ...
- 'criminal' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the word to its definition.
- law⇔rules made by Parliament that order the way a society behaves ✓
- crime⇔an illegal act that is punishable by law ✓
- illegal⇔not allowed/forbidden by law, especially criminal law ✓
- Which of the following statements is correct?
- Anyone can be a criminal, circumstances often influence their actions. ✓
- Only people with a criminal background can become criminals.
- People are born criminals and cannot change their behaviour.
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- There are three main factors that impact criminal behaviour. Which is missing from this list? Social, environmental and ...
- 'psychological ' ✓
- Which of the following is a social factor that might influence criminal behaviour?
- living in poverty ✓
- peer pressure ✓
- lack of positive role models ✓
- mental health
- substance abuse
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- What type of factors are all about your surroundings and where you live?
- 'environmental' ✓
- Which of these statements is correct?
- Average crime rates are higher in rural areas than urban areas.
- Average crime rates are lower in rural areas than urban areas. ✓
- Average crime rates are the same in both rural and urban areas.
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Key learning points
- If a citizen breaks the rules in an Act of Parliament, they commit a crime, which is an illegal act punishable by law.
- Anyone can potentially be a criminal. It is the circumstances around them that may influence them and their choices.
- There are three main factors that impact criminal behaviour: social, environmental and psychological.
Common misconception
Only "bad people" commit crimes.
Criminal behaviour can be influenced by various factors like their environment, the people around them, or their mental state.
Keywords
Law - rules, usually made by Parliament, that are used to order the way in which a society behaves
Crime - an illegal act that is punishable by law
Illegal - not allowed/forbidden by law, especially criminal law
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