What can communities do to help prevent crime?
I can explain what crime prevention strategies are and how communities use them to reduce crime and promote shared responsibility.
What can communities do to help prevent crime?
I can explain what crime prevention strategies are and how communities use them to reduce crime and promote shared responsibility.
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Lesson details
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.
To help you plan your year 7 citizenship lesson on: What can communities do to help prevent crime?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 7 citizenship lesson on: What can communities do to help prevent crime?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
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.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
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.