Students are asked to carry out an experiment testing Lombrosos' theory. This can be done in pairs, across the class or across college/school for older students. Full instructions and resources are supplied. Results are consolidated on the class board and recorded for use in future work and/or assessment.

Students work their way through this 4 page worksheet using a computer to research the various types of crime answering the questions as they go. Covers: white collar crime, corporate crime, organised crime, state crime and street crime.

Several resources all designed to support the preparation of a case study on Mark Duggan. You tube clips will compliment these activities which were designed to support the L2 Ascentis Criminology course. Used to extend the application of labelling theory to crime but also useful in looking at the issue of race in the Criminal Justice System.

A fun activity where students guess the crime of each of the 12 different well known modern day celebrities with criminal convictions. Consideration of issues of seriousness, classification, punishment, common factors and gender/success are all dealt with in the final slide. This activity leads nicely on to any topic related to: defining crime, labeling, sentencing etc.

This worksheet provides space for students to research or use notes to complete a detiled reflectionon the types of crime. The worksheet covers crimes against people, property and morality, corporate, white collar, organised and street crime and provides defintions and examples of state crime, terrorism and cyber crime. Designed for the Ascentis Level 2 Criminology course but also suitable for GCSE law and citizenship. Also comes as part of a bundle on the topic of understanding crime.

18 page Course booklet to support the Ascentis Level 2 Criminology course but can be edited for any subject. Includes weekly reviews, self assessment, results tracker, study requirements and plagarism guide and much more.

Students will explore the theory of phrenology through this activity looking at their own personality traits. This is a fun activity to do especially if the teacher leads by example. Full instructions and supporting charts are provided. Designed to support the Biological Theories of Crime element of Acentis level 2/GCSE criminology but also good for science and citizenship on a Friday afternoon.

8 slide powerpoint presentation with plenaries and final 2 slide activity centering on Peter Sutfcliffe but also a comparison to Charles Manson (extension) to demostrate application and comprehension of theory. This lesson works well with the Attachment Theory blockbuster. It was designed to support an element of the Psychological Theories of Crime unit of Ascentis L2 Criminology but could be used for GCSE/L2 psychology. Digital links are given for the 3 supporting newspaper articles on Peter Sutcliffe & Charles Manson.

This activity challenges students to consider the definition of crime and deviancy by posing various stuations they may have found themselves in. It can be used as a class P/P, with whiteboards as a starter or printed as individual situations for small group discussion. It was originally designed for the Crime and Deviance element of Unit 1 Ascentis Level 2 criminology but could be used for citizenship or perhaps law. It is part of a full Criminology Level 2 syllabus also available in various bundles.

Single handout with characteristics and traits to the three pictured body types randomly listed below. Students are to match the words with the correct body type according to Sheldon's theory. Great little starter and assesment activity.

GCSE level Powerpoint assessment activity designed for Ascentis Level 2 Criminology students but useful for Level 2/GCSE Psychology/Sociology. Covers Bowlby's attachment theory. Full instructions allows editing to personalise to your specific teaching content if required. Answer sheet on last slide.

Designed to support Level 2 Criminology unit of Aspects of Crime but also highly suitable for GCSE/Level 2 Psychology. Excellent starter assesment or plenary.

This 21 page workbook covers the socialogical theories of crime element of unit 1 - Aspects of Crime from the Ascentis L2 Criminology course. It includes space for student answers and self assessment as well as activities. A teacher copy inclusive of links to all the activities and supporting documents/PP's is available as a bundle. A full SOW is also available.

2 separate powerpoint presentations on labelling. The first deals soley with the theory of labelling and it's relevance to crime (including a fun acticity). The second covers: how a label is applied, what is meant by a dominant label, what is meant by self fulfilling prophecy, how a label can cause more criminal behaviour and evalaution of how the media deal with labels. Includes youtube cips and plenaries. Two separate activities a) applying theory to two very different media stories and b) article and worksheet looking at cultural differences and media labels. Designed for Ascentis L2 Criminology but suitable for GCSE Sociology and Citizenship

7 slide powerpoint incoporating 4 separate activities to explain the concepts of absolute and relative poverty. Includes discussion on the cycle of deprivation, for and against the various reasons for poverty, consideration and aplication of Townsend's Relatve Poverty criteria and final assessment questions.

News article on Birmingham juvenile gangs and questions designed to apply subculture theory to real life and assess comprehension of how Cohen’s Subculture Theory on deviance and Cloward and Ohlin’s theory differ.

This 11 page workbook covers the biological theories of crime element of unit 1 - Aspects of Crime from the Ascentis L2 Criminology course. It includes space for student answers and self assessment as well as activities and key words for completion. A teacher copy inclusive of links to all the activities and supporting documents/PP's is available as a bundle. A full SOW is also available.

This 14 page workbook covers the Crime and Deviance element of unit 1 - Aspects of Crime from the Ascentis L2 Criminology course. It includes space for student answers and self assessment as well as activities and a list of keywords for completion. A teacher copy inclusive of links to all the activities and supporting documents/PP's is availabe as a bundle. A full SOW is also available.

This 21 page workbook covers the psychological theories of crime element of unit 1 - Aspects of Crime from the Ascentis L2 Criminology course. It includes space for student answers and self assessment as well as activities. A teacher copy inclusive of links to all the activities and supporting documents/PP's is available as a bundle if required. A full SOW is also available separately. Suitable for GCSE Psychology

3 separate p/p slides on global corporate disasters. Each case has individual questions and comes with a youtube link explaining the disaster. Can be used as individual tasks for differentiation or and one continuous task. Designed to part support the Marxist theory of crime element of L2/GCSE criminology but also suitable for sociology and citizenship.