Starter quiz
- What is the definition of crime?
- 'Illegal act, punishable by law' ✓
- Complete the sentence, shoplifting may have increased due to the cost of ...
- 'living.' ✓
- Which act is now illegal, due to changes in societal views.
- Not wearing a seatbelt when driving a car
- A teacher hitting a student ✓
- Driving over the national speed limit
- Placing elderly relatives in care homes
- Turning up late to work
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- What is a valid reason for online crime increasing?
- The police don't make arrests for online crime
- The Crown Prosecution Service do not recognise online crime
- More people use online systems, compared to previously ✓
- Schools do not educate about online crime
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- Complete the sentence, social structures organise ...
- societies ✓
- documents
- reports
- files
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- Complete the sentence, when new laws are created, certain types of crime will ...
- increase ✓
- decrease
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Exit quiz
- Match the word to its definition
- Factors⇔Elements or conditions that influence an outcome. ✓
- Socio-economic⇔Relating to a combination of social and financial factors. ✓
- Regeneration⇔The process of renewal and improvement. ✓
- Prejudice⇔Prejudging a person or people based on a characteristic. ✓
- Which of the factors below is not a socio-economic reason for committing crime?
- Lack of high quality education
- Unemployment
- Poverty
- Mental health ✓
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- The Broken Window Theory relates to increases in crime based on which factor?
- Peer factors
- Mental health factors
- Environmental factors ✓
- Educational factors
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- Which are examples of urban regeneration?
- Creating community spaces ✓
- Changing school curriculum
- Increasing penalties for shoplifting
- Cleaning up the area ✓
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- Which group of people typically are not prejudiced against in relation to crime?
- Immigrants
- Black males
- Asian women ✓
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- What is a key citizenship skill that is needed for this topic?
- Critical thinking ✓
- Leadership
- Time management
- Estimating
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Key learning points
- There are different and complex reasons for why people commit crime e.g social, economic, psychological and educational.
- The physical environment can impact crime rates.
- Prejudice exists towards crime and criminality and this can have a negative impact in the justice system.
Common misconception
That crime is only committed by specific groups of people.
Crime is complex and there are social, economic, psychological and environmental factors which can all impact the likelihood of crime.
Keywords
Factors - elements or conditions that influence an outcome
Socio-economic - relating to a combination of social and financial factors
Regeneration - the process of renewal and improvement
Prejudice - a biased or unfair judgement or opinion without proper knowledge
Disproportionate - out of balance or unequal in relation to something else
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