rules, usually made by Parliament, that are used to order the way in which a society behaves

the body that makes laws in the UK; it is made up of the House of Commons, House of Lords and the monarch (queen or king)

law that deals with disputes between individuals or groups

law that deals with individuals who break the law and seeks to punish an offence (because the offender has broken laws that Parliament has stated we must obey)

How are laws made? Criminal vs civil law

Citizenship

What are laws?

Can citizens change laws?

How is the criminal justice system applied to young people?

What is the age of criminal responsibility?

Deliberative discussion: Should the age of criminal responsibility be changed?

In this unit, pupils explore what the law is and how criminal and civil laws are made. They examine what role citizens can have in changing the law and consider how the justice system should apply to young people.

What is the law and how is it changed?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

rules that are used to order the way society behaves

the age at which you can do something as defined by the law

a law or a set of laws that have been passed by Parliament

What age must you be to vote in a general election?

What is the age of criminal responsibility in England?

Which of these are examples are criminal law offences

How many MPs are elected to the House of Commons in a General Election?

The police do not make the law, they enforce it.

The police make the law and decide how it should be applied.

The police create new laws and change existing ones.

the age you are held legally responsible for your actions.

the age you can do something as defined by the law.

Laws should apply only to people who follow them.

Laws need to be fair and equally applied to everyone.

Laws apply differently based on people's work status.

Laws should change depending on a person’s background.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Order these countries by their age of criminal responsibility, starting with the youngest.

How are laws made? Criminal vs civil law

Lesson outcome

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