What can communities do to help prevent crime?
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain what crime prevention strategies are and how communities use them to reduce crime and promote shared responsibility.
Key learning 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.
- 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.
Keywords
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 misconception
Only the police can prevent crime.
Communities can also play a key role by using strategies like education, situational changes and deterrents to reduce crime and promote safety.
Teacher tip
Encourage pupils to think about real-world examples of crime prevention strategies in their own communities. This helps them connect the concepts to their lives and see the impact of community involvement in crime prevention.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Complete the sentence: In England, information about youth crime goes from age up until the age of 17.
Q2.What am I describing? The different ways we share and receive information on a large scale; this includes things like television, radio, newspapers and the internet.
Q3.Match the sentence starter to its end.
media coverage of young people is twice as likely to be negative.
they cannot interview them without an independent adult present.
young people differently to adults.
Q4.Which of the following is not one of the actions suggested by the Hertsmere Young Researchers to tackle negative media perception of young people and crime?
Q5.Who am I describing? A public force that helps keep the community safe; they work to prevent and investigate crimes, enforce laws and maintain order in society.
Q6.Which of the following are the three main police powers used to tackle crime?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the sentence starter to the correct sentence end.
reduce crime by educating people about the law.
reduce crime by altering the situations in which crime can take place.
discourage people from crime by making the consequences clear.
Q2.What am I describing? An illegal act that is punishable by law.
Q3.What am I describing? A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
Q4.Which of the following best describes how communities can use crime prevention strategies?
Q5.Which of the following statements is true regarding crime prevention?
Q6.A youth mentoring programme could be an example of what type of crime prevention strategy?
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