Personal Development
SMSC & Cultural Capital
KS5
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Students experience fascination, awe and wonder through the study of various types of crime as well as how these are portrayed in the media through stereotypes students are required to reflect on their own experiences and challenge their preconceived notions of crime. Students will also study the impact policy has social justice in the criminal justice system.
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Students explore the values & beliefs of others through the study of the social construction of crime and the impact that culture has on what is perceived as criminal and/or immoral.
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Students develop their understanding of human feelings and emotion through the study of power and control in the home, domestic violence. Ethical issues in the methodology of crime statistics are also analysed.
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Students investigate moral values and ethical issues through the study of different cultural practices (e.g. HBV), the debate about the ethical implications of biological definitions of crime and the treatment of different social groups within the criminal justice system and media.
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Students recognise right & wrong and apply it through the study various types of crime, in particular when examining vagrancy, domestic violence, HBV and state crime.
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Students develop their understanding of consequence through the study of social control, both formal and informal as well as gaining an understanding of how moral panics in the media and stereotyping can potentially lead to crime. Students also examine how these factors can directly impact the development of social policy at a local and national level.
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Students develop personal qualities & social skills through a range of discussions (often on controversial issues cultural crimes and HBV or FGM). Debates require a sensitive and mature approach.
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Students participate, cooperate & resolve conflict through discussions, group work and pair work. Conflicting theoretical approaches are studied and conclusions drawn. Students will be given the opportunity to work together to present different viewpoints of materials.
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Students develop their understanding of how societies function through the study of the various theories of crime and the implications this can have on members of society. This includes legal, sociological, biological and psychological perspectives. All theories are applied to the study of crime.
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Students explore, understand & respect diversity through the study of cultural diversity, especially in relation to culturally related crime. Students also explore various explanations of how gender and ethnicity can impact an individual’s experiences of the criminal justice system.
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Students participate & respond to cultural activities through comparative studies (particularly individual crimes such as domestic violence, HBV and Hate crimes).
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Students develop their understanding & appreciation of personal influences through the study of how our perceptions and definitions of crime can be influenced by the agencies around us.
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Students look at the formation of social policy in relation to crime at both a national and local level. This also includes how people can become involved in the political process via campaigns for change. Various ideological standpoints are also studies.
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Various crimes are studied (white-collar crime, state crime, honour crimes, domestic violence, hate crimes, moral crimes and technological crimes). The development and impact of social policy is also examined. Students will also examine how various sanctions, both formal and informal, can be used to control and moderate the behaviour of society.
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Students study individualistic theories of crime, ranging from the psychological explanations of Freud to the more social explanations of Bandura.
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Cultural diversity and differences into how criminal and/or deviant acts are defined and dealt with is studied.
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Students study how religion, faith, tradition and culture can impact how some communities perceive and define criminal and/or deviant behaviour.
