Year 7 - Citizenship
What can communities do to help prevent crime?
What is crime?
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Unit Summary
Pupils consider what crime is, what causes criminal behaviour and how communities can help prevent crime. They also explore whether youth crime is really as serious as the media portrays.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain what crime prevention strategies are and how communities use them to reduce crime and promote shared responsibility.
Key Notes
- There are different strategies that can be used to prevent crime, for example: educational, situational and deterrents.
- Educational crime prevention strategies reduce crime by educating people about the law and consequences of breaking it.
- Situational crime prevention strategies reduce crime by altering the situations in which crime can take place.
- Deterrents discourage people from committing crimes by making the consequences clear and the risks higher.
- Communities can use crime prevention strategies to reduce crime opportunities and foster shared responsibility.
Vocabulary To Learn
- crime: an illegal act that is punishable by law
- crime prevention strategy: a plan or set of actions designed to reduce the likelihood of crime occurring
- community: a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Only the police can prevent crime.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
There are different strategies that can be used to prevent crime, for example: educational, situational and deterrents. Educational crime prevention strategies reduce crime by educating people about the law and consequences of breaking it.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'crime'
an illegal act that is punishable by law.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Only the police can prevent crime. Correction: Communities can also play a key role by using strategies like education, situational changes and deterrents to reduce crime and promote safety.
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