This lesson examines the newly defined crimes of the 20th century such as race related crimes, driving crimes and rape with the aim of explaining their creation. It also looks at why some acts have been decriminalised.
Slide 1: Title slide - To explain the changing definitions of crime between c.1900-Present Day
Slide 2-3: A recap quiz which asks students to match the creation of a crime with the era it was created in. Answers revealed for self assessment.
Slide 4: The wider historical context of the period c.1900 = Present. An activity sheet which students use to think about why aspects of crime have changed.
Slide 5: Discussion Task - What are our modern attitudes towards crime?
Slide 6: Discussion Task - Why do students think attitudes towards some crimes have changed in the modern era?
Slide 7-8: Task Sheets to help students make notes on the various crimes and how they have changed.
Slides 9-13 - Fact Sheets for each crime which can be printed and then swapped between students.
Slide 14: Challenge Tasks
Slide 15-16: Practice exam questions
Slide 17-18: Two lesson fact sheets
Slide 19-20: Learning Review with answers revealed.
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