Year 10 - Citizenship
Why do people commit crime?
What can we do to reduce crime?
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Unit Summary
Pupils explore how crime impacts the UK and consider the purpose of sentencing and whether current sentencing approaches in the UK are effective.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand the different reasons why people might commit a crime.
Key Notes
- 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.
Vocabulary To Learn
- 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
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That crime is only committed by specific groups of people.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key 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.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'factors'
elements or conditions that influence an outcome.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: That crime is only committed by specific groups of people. Correction: Crime is complex and there are social, economic, psychological and environmental factors which can all impact the likelihood of crime.
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