GCSE sociology [WJEC]- Crime and deviance- measuring crime.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. This lesson specifically covers measuring crime including police recorded statistics, victim and self-report studies. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 12 slides on the power point.

Included:

• Starter, recapping the social stratification and differentiation unit. Students to work out which statements are incorrect.
• Title page, encouraging students to think about how the government collects data about crime.
• Brief outline of how we can measure crime in society.
• Official statistics on crime recorded by the police, including strengths and weaknesses.
• The dark figure of crime explanation. Application/ scenario task- provided on a separate worksheet.
• Victim and self-report studies, referring to The crime survey for England and Wales.
• Key word match up task- answers provided on power point.
• Sociological theory and their views on official crime statistics.
• Comparing police recorded statistics and The crime survey for England and Wales- worksheet provided on a separate document. Answers on the power point.
• Plenary- are official crime statistics accurate? task for students to complete.