Citizenship at key stage 4 (Year 10-11)

Unit 02: Crime - young people and car crime

Resources

Resources include:

expert visitors from the police, social services, Victim Support and the local press
local newspapers
videos of television footage
videos and other material from the local police traffic department or road safety unit
Criminal Statistics in England and Wales, published by the Home Office
useful websites, eg

www.criminal-justice-system.gov.uk (Criminal Justice System Online)
http://www.clsdirect.org.uk (legal and crime-related websites)
www.crimeconcern.org.uk (includes information about Youth Action Groups)
www.statistics.gov.uk
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds (the Research, Development and Statistics Directorate of the Home Office)
www.youth-justice-board.gov.uk (contains information on the youth justice system and on reducing youth crime)

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.


	1. What do we know about the causes and effects of crime in our community?
	2. Why do young people become involved in car crime?
	3. What happens to young offenders?