Welcome to Criminology induction lesson 1

Learning Objectives:To begin to

understand: different explanations for the people involved in

the riots 2011

Assessment Outcomes:

1. Will have analysed individual reasons for involvement in

the riots

Starter: What is a criminal? Can you come up with a

definition?Have you ever broken the

law?

Working in small groups, brainstorm some ideas of what caused these

people to behave the way they did.10 mins

Theoretical causes of crime

Genetic e.g. dna

Physiologicale.g. brain

dysfunction

Learnt behaviour,

e.g. family/peersPsychodynamic

Social structure

Social reaction

How do criminologists explain why people commit crime?

Situational and personal (dispositional) reasons

• Something exciting to do

• The opportunity to get free stuff

• A chance to get back at police

• Group processes

• A rapid flow of information

• Jobs, prospects and aspirations

• Family attitudes and behaviour

• A criminal history

Activity:Working in pairs:Select any one of the explanations

Write a short paragraph outlining why and how this reason can explain involvement in the riots

For example:Having a criminal history could mean that the individual has a poorly developed set of moral standards. Therefore, being involved in this sort of behaviour (rioting), would not be considered particularly wrong to this person.

10 mins

Homework – due next induction lesson!

Research a case study of an individual convicted of rioting behaviour (could include burglary or looting offences)

How to do this ...

1. Research information and gather facts about crime committed, sentence etc. See if you can add pictures or quotes

2. Mount onto A4 paper with bullet points explaining why you think this person got involved

Interpreting the data from the riots

Activity:

Working in groups of 3 to 4, analyse each piece of data that is in your envelope

Stick onto A3 paper and outline two conclusions you can come with from each piece of data 15 mins

Welcome to Criminology induction lesson 2

Learning Objectives:To begin to understand:

different intervention

approaches to the riots

Assessment Outcomes:

1. Will have a table showing both proactive and

reactive strategies

Starter: Homework presentations!

Now we know a bit more about the rioters in terms of their backgrounds and their explanations/reasons for rioting, we need to consider two things:

1. Were there any interventions we could have implemented before the riots to stop them happening in the first place or to change the behaviour of individuals involved?

2. What interventions could be implemented now to stop something like this happening again and to change the behaviour of anti social groups?

Using the data to inform public policy

Activity: Working in pairs/small groups, create two lists under the headings ‘Before’ and ‘After’ outlining some interventions

15 mins

Class discussion

Interventions before Interventions after

Criminology can thus help us gain a deeper, critical

understanding and appreciation of the events that unfolded

over the summer of 2011 in order to learn lessons in the

present and for the future.

Criminology can be used to break up the taken for granted ‘lay-

picture’ of the Summer 2011 Riots so we can examine the

individual pieces in detail and begin to reconstruct a much fuller,

clearer reality of it.

Conclusions in terms of Criminology

Criminology as a career

Police force! Criminal Justice social workers!

Probation officers!Support worker in

organisations, such as NACRO

Outreach support rolesSocial researcher