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CAUSES OF CRIME – PEER PRESSURE & LACK OF ROLE MODELS

CAUSES OF CRIME – PEER PRESSURE & LACK OF ROLE MODELS. AIM: To learn how peer pressure and poor role models could cause crime. PEER PRESSURE. TASK : Guess the number of buttons in the jar. Write you guess on the sheet and the n ames of the people in your group next to your answer.

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CAUSES OF CRIME – PEER PRESSURE & LACK OF ROLE MODELS

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  1. CAUSES OF CRIME – PEER PRESSURE & LACK OF ROLE MODELS AIM: To learn how peer pressure and poor role models could cause crime.

  2. PEER PRESSURE. TASK: Guess the number of buttons in the jar. Write you guess on the sheet and the names of the people in your group next to your answer.

  3. PEER PRESSURE. The influence that a group can have on its members to behave in the same way as everyone else in the group.

  4. PEER PRESSURE. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjFnoU0IJrE Road Safety Campaign 1 min 25 secs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVOlwxvxhbY Peer Pressure Experiment (USA example) 5 mins

  5. PEER PRESSURE. TASK: Answer the following questions in your jotter: How does peer pressure affect young people in particular? What sort of crime do you think that peer pressure could lead people to commit?

  6. PEER PRESSURE. TASK: Answer the following questions in your jotter: How does peer pressure affect young people in particular? What sort of crime do you think that peer pressure could lead people to commit?

  7. LACK OF GOOD ROLE MODELS ROLE MODELS A person that you admire and whose behaviour you choose to copy.

  8. LACK OF GOOD ROLE MODELS • TASK: • In your jotter make a list of people you consider to be good role models and people you consider to be bad role models. • Pick one of your good role models – give a reason why you have chosen them. • Pick one of your bad role models – give a reason why you have chosen them.

  9. LACK OF GOOD ROLE MODELS – GANG CULTURE • In areas of high unemployment and poverty many young people belong to gangs. • These are often inner city areas of major cities with a high ethnic minority population e.g. Blacks. • However young people join gangs for a variety of reasons. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooti-PC8dEk London Gangs UK (9mins)

  10. LACK OF GOOD ROLE MODELS – GANG CULTURE TASK: • Read the handout ‘Why Do Teens Join Gangs?’ and think about the film clip which you have just watched. • Answer questions 1-2 in your jotter with as much detail as possible.

  11. PEER PRESSURE - SUMMARY • Human beings are influenced by those around them. • This particularly effects young people who are living in poverty. • They make lack positive role models and get involved in gangs. • Being part of a gang leads to pressure to commit crime e.g. carrying a knife.

  12. PEER PRESSURE - SUMMARY • Human beings are influenced by those around them. • This particularly effects young people who are living in poverty. • They make lack positive role models and get involved in gangs. • Being part of a gang leads to pressure to commit crime e.g. carrying a knife.

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