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Crime and the Local Community
We're going to explore how crime affects the local community.
How does Geography help us to understand and explain patterns of crime?
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If you have any questions about the topic, ask them below!
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Different types of crime.
How many different crimes can you name? Use this section to create a list of different types of crime. We're creating a glossary of crimes. Click the link below to see the work so far.
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| 2 | Unrecorded Crime
Can you think of any reasons why many crimes go unreported and unrecorded? Discuss them here.
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| 3 | Crime in the Local Area
We will now study crime in the local area. Using local news sites, try to describe what the most commonly reported crimes are. Compare three levels of locality in your report - South Norwood, Croydon and South London. Submit your report using the bottom link.
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A Walk around South Norwood
Use the first link to go on a virtual walk around the local area. Jot down which areas you think feel safest, and which you think are more at risk from crime. Record your answers on the bottom link.
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| 5 | Crime Prevention Plan
Croydon Council has employed you to create a Crime Prevention Plan for South Norwood, Croydon or your own local area. Using your studies and knowledge, draft a report into how more crime can be prevented by changing the geography of the area. For example - what effects would more street lighting, CCTV, grassed areas, redesigned streets and shopping areas have?
Submit your work below.
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| 6 | Crime across London
Some boroughs of London experience far more crimes than others. Which boroughs of London do you think are the least safe? What reasons are there to explain these differences?
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| 7 | Crime across the World
Which are the most violent countries in the world? Use the internet to find the most and least dangerous countries in the world.
- Does the USA have the highest murder rate?
- Is Norway the safest country in the world?
- Are you most likely to be robbed in South Africa?
- Are there any patterns - rich/poor countries?
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