Year 7

Is youth crime really as serious as the media suggest?

Year 7

Is youth crime really as serious as the media suggest?

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at how the media portrays youth crime and compare this to some statistical data about youth crime. We will use a case study to identify how the media uses sensationalisation to dramatise youth crime and learn what a group of young people think the issues of this are, as well as how they feel this could be tackled.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following shows the correct order of the main parts of the Justice System?
Courts, Laws, Police
Correct answer: Laws, Police, Courts
Police, Courts, Laws
Police, Laws, Courts
Q2.
How many police forces are in England and Wales?
22
Correct answer: 43
56
71
Q3.
What is the College of Policing?
A big school in London
Correct answer: A professional body which aims to provide police with skills and knowledge.
Where all criminals go after committing a crime
Where all police officers go to train
Q4.
Which of the following is not one of the three main powers police use to tackle crime?
Entry, search and seizure
Power to arrest
Correct answer: Prevention posters
Stop and search
Q5.
If a young person is arrested and taken to the police station, who must the police inform as soon as possible?
Employer
No one
Correct answer: Parents, guardian or carer
Teacher

5 Questions

Q1.
What age are we criminally responsible for ourselves in Wales?
Correct answer: 10
12
18
21
Q2.
What is 'emotive' language?
Language about only happy things.
Language about only sad things.
Correct answer: Language used to make you feel a certain way about an issue.
When you are talking about remote locations.
Q3.
What percentage of youth crime was committed by boys in 2018/2019?
55
65
75
Correct answer: 85
Q4.
What percentage of young people were committing crimes in 2018/2019?
12%
4%
40%
Correct answer: Less than 1%
Q5.
Which one of these is not a way in which the Hertsmere Young Researchers group identified as a way to address the issue of negative portrayal of youth crime in the media?
Campaign
Create own news source
Petition
Correct answer: Write to your local MP (Member of Parliament)