Citizenship at key stage 3 (Year 7-9)
Unit 02: Crime
Section 6: What is criminal responsibility? What is the youth justice system? (3)
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Objectives |
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- about the treatment of young people within the criminal justice system
- to use appropriate reading strategies to conduct research (NSE)
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- Using material from newspapers and organisations such as the Howard League and the Prison Reform Trust, discuss issues surrounding the treatment of young people convicted of crimes. Make the point that this debate tends to be polarised between hardliners and reformers. Refer to the Human Rights Act and Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which outlaws 'inhuman or degrading' punishments.
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- know basic aspects of the youth justice system from the point of view of the offender
- critically evaluate and discuss conflicting views about the purpose of the criminal justice system
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Points to note |
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