Year 7

What can communities do to help prevent crime?

Year 7

What can communities do to help prevent crime?

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will consider a range of strategies that can be used to prevent crime. We consider which of these are enforcable within communities. We look at the role of Neighbourhood Watch and discuss with them the things communities can do to prevent crime. We also focus on how young people can be involved in preventing crime in their local areas.

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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)

5 Questions

Q1.
"A group of people living or existing together, sharing common values, interests and/or ways of doing things." is the definition of what?
Correct answer: Community
Crime
Neighbours
Police
Q2.
Which of these is NOT a way communities can prevent crime?
Better lighting
Education
Increasing police presence
Correct answer: Putting bins next to fences
Q3.
Which organisation's vision aims to create a society where neighbours come together to create safer, stronger and active communities?
Citizens Advice
Correct answer: Neighbourhood Watch
Police
Scouts
Q4.
What percentage of crime is online and over the phone?
21
31
41
Correct answer: 51
Q5.
What word did Cheryl say was particularly powerful for preventing crime?
Goodbye
Correct answer: Hello
Thank you