Year 10 - Citizenship
How do citizens play a role in policing?
How can we play a part in the legal system?
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Unit Summary
Pupils consider a range of roles within the legal system, explore what rights citizens have within the justice system and what influence they can have on the law.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how citizens support policing and our wider justice system.
Key Notes
- Special constables are volunteers who support police by patrolling and responding to incidents.
- Special constables have full police powers and help prevent crime by increasing police presence.
- Special constable's diverse skills and backgrounds can help build trust with communities.
- Police staff support justice through roles like call handling, forensics and administrative work.
- Police staff help protect rights, ensure fair treatment and keep the legal system running smoothly.
Vocabulary To Learn
- police officer: a paid employee who enforces the law and helps keep people safe
- special constable: a volunteer police officer with the same powers as regular police officers
- police staff: people who work in support roles to help the police, but don't have arrest powers
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That special constables do not have the same police powers as regular police officers.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Special constables are volunteers who support police by patrolling and responding to incidents. Special constables have full police powers and help prevent crime by increasing police presence.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'police officer'
a paid employee who enforces the law and helps keep people safe.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: That special constables do not have the same police powers as regular police officers. Correction: Special constables have police powers and wear the same uniform as regular police officers.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Deliberate discussion - Should all citizens take part in the legal system? Study Guide
- How do citizens influence the law? Study Guide
- How have trade unions played a part in the legal system? Study Guide
- What key roles do citizens play within the criminal justice system? Study Guide
- Why is Magna Carta still relevant in today's society? Study Guide
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