- The pupils now extend their research to find out what happens when a young person is arrested and charged with a crime such as TWOC. Who is involved? What are the procedures? If possible, arrange for them to meet police officers and court officials, to go through each stage in detail. Pupils may use websites or television programmes to look at police station or court scenes. Each group could focus on a different stage in the procedure, or different scenarios, examining whether outcomes vary according to the offender's age.
- The groups report back to the class on their findings about the experiences of a young person charged with a car crime. This can be in the form of a display, written or oral presentations, a drama sketch or role play. Pupils could use role play to put across the viewpoints of different people in the case, as well as demonstrating what the various procedures involve.
- Ask pupils to reflect, individually and in groups, on their learning and their participation in the activities. They give and receive feedback, identifying the extent to which their knowledge and understanding have increased and how their skills of enquiry and communication have developed through the activities. If they have become involved in activities such as Youth Action Groups, how has this increased their skills of participation and responsible action?
- Discuss or debate the role of punishment in the justice system.
- Ask pupils in groups to write a mock front page for a local newspaper, with a headline that makes an impact. Give each group a different brief, eg to sympathise with the victim, to write from the offender's point of view, to produce a balanced article. Pupils use desktop publishing where possible.
- Hold sessions on the responsibilities of young drivers, the law as it applies to young drivers and the implications of car ownership.
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- develop knowledge and understanding of the youth justice system, including the work of the police, the Crown Prosecution Service, court officials and YOTs
- describe arrest and sentencing procedures and the support given to young offenders
- negotiate tasks as members of a group and demonstrate research and reporting skills, orally and in writing
- develop their self-assessment and peer-assessment skills
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