Teachers: Citizenship: Criminal justice system
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Curfews
Citizenship
11-14/KS3/Levels E&F
Crime and justice
Overview
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Curfews are spreading across the UK. The Anti-Social Behaviour Act has made it easier for the police to use this approach.
Teaching Ideas
1.
Learning aims
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How curfews are set up in the UK
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That negotiating acceptable behaviour is difficult as it is a subjective term
2.
Short activity
Read out this news story about a curfew in a Cumbrian market town:
Wigton Easter curfew 'cut crime'
Then talk through the following points with the class:
select this link for a summary of the new law
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Do they know what a curfew is?
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How do they feel about the fact that the age limit has been set at 16?
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What are the benefits of a curfew?
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Which groups in society will gain the most?
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What are the problems of a curfew?
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Which groups will be the biggest 'losers' where curfews are brought in?
3.
Main activity
[A]
Role play - assign members of the group the following roles:
- Pensioners
- Police officers
- Local councillors
- Youth club workers
- Shop keepers
- Young people
[B]
In groups negotiate a code of acceptable behaviour for young people on the streets in your local area. The objective is to let young people enjoy some freedom but to make other groups feel safer and less threatened on the street.
here are some suggestions:
- Size of groups you can hang out in
- The way hooded tops are worn
- Where you can be on the streets
- Where groups shouldn't meet up
- What about underage drinkers
- Preventing vandalism
- Protection from muggers
- How can criminals be identified
[C]
Bring the group back together and vote on some of the proposals they have come up with.
4.
Extension activity
5.
Plenary
Recap on the main teaching points.
Why is it hard to negotiate a change that will involve some winners and some losers?
6.
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