INTRODUCTION TO A LEVEL MATHS AT MGGS

?-688192-59087500Flying start: Criminologycenter9652000Welcome to Criminology at TRC:Thank you for showing the great insight that has made you consider joining us at TRC to study Criminology. Criminology will give you a great understanding of a wide range of issues associated with crime, its causes and its solutions. Completing the activities in this document will help give you a flying start to your study of Criminology and also help you judge if it is the right course for you. Doing this work will also demonstrate your ability to be a self-motivated independent student capable of being highly successful at A Level.The following activities will enable you to: ? develop an understanding of Criminology? develop knowledge, understanding and skills related to the Criminology course.We look forward to meeting you all in September and further supporting you in developing a deep understanding of the course to be really successful.Watch our introduction here: , Lynne, Shelby, Joe and TimPlannerThe following plan is meant as a guide to help you structure the activities in this flying start pack between June and August. However, if you would like to complete this at a different pace and/or spend less or more time on each activity this is entirely your choice. Week and activity numberPage numberTime allocationComplete?Week 1 390 minutesWeek 2 460 minutesWeek 3 590 minutesWeek 4 660 minutesWeek 5 790 minutesWeek 6 860 minutesWeek 7 990 minutesWeek 8 1060minutesWeek 9 1145 minutesWeek 10 1260 minutesWeek 1 Managing a criminal investigationWatch episode 1 ‘Murder 24/7’ on the BBCiplayer and answer the following questions What problems do the police have when investigating crimes ‘indoors?’2 Describe how the police and SOCOs process the crime scene, including what they wear?3 How many people will initially work on ‘Operation Weymouth’ and how does this compare to crime drama on TV?4 At the police briefing, outline the different types of enquiry they are going to conduct?5 What sort of information do the police get from the public? How important is this? What does this tell you about the nature of detective work?6 How do the police come up with the suspects names (Kelly King and Ian Slater)?7 What personnel and equipment is used in the first attempt to arrest suspects?8 Describe how the Crime Scene Manager (chief SOCO) sees the crime scene – what story does it tell?9 What does the pathology report tell the police?10 Watch the first interview with King. Why does she give a ‘no comment’ interview? You should note that all PACE requirements are met, meaning the suspect is treated properly11 What do the police do to try and find Ian Slater?12 Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile phone data to find a suspect?13 How does CCTV help the police?14 The police can only hold King for 24 hours. After that she must be charged or let go. Who makes the charging decision?15 King is interviewed for a third time and continues with a ‘no comment’ interview. Why does she do this, and what does it tell the police?16 King is let out on bail. What does this mean, and why wasn’t she charged (go back to 14!)17 Slater hands himself in at 2.30am. Why do you think he chose this time to turn up at a police station?Week 2 What is Criminal and what is Deviant?What activities have Ant McPartlin, Lindsay Lohan, Robert Downey Jr, Gary Barlow, Jeremy Corbyn, and Theresa May been involved in?Trespassing and damage of property leading to loss of owner’s incomeArrested for possession and being under the influence of drugs, possession of an unloaded gun and trespassingArrested for protesting outside the South African embassy against unfair treatment of Black people in South AfricaArrested for assault, driving under the influence of drugs, driving whilst license was suspendedAvoiding paying ?20 million in tax that would help to pay for the NHS, Welfare and Schools in this countryDriving under the influence of alcohol and causing a collision injuring two other peopleleft13970right4070350Look up and define the following terms: Crime, deviance, norm, value, mores, social control, magistrates’ court, crown court, white collar crime, genocide.020000Look up and define the following terms: Crime, deviance, norm, value, mores, social control, magistrates’ court, crown court, white collar crime, genocide. Week 3Managing a criminal investigationWatch episode 2 of Murder 24/7 and answer the following questions: You should now know why Ian Slater handed himself in at 2.30 Sunday morning!2 How do the police prepare for an interview with a suspect?3 Watch Slater’s first interview – how would you describe his behaviour?4 What sort of defence is Slater offering? Do the police believe him?5 On what grounds do the police gain access to the home where they think Alex Stevens is staying? Why do they do this?6 Watch Stevens in the custody suite – what are the police allowed to do?7 Describe how fingerprinting works?8 What sorts of samples are taken from Stevens (this is allowed)?9 How do the forensics team search for blood?10 How are fingerprints analysed and matched to a suspect?Week 4Campaigns for changeOne part of our unit 1 course is looking at campaigns for change. We look at how a campaign tries to get a change achieved – their methods of using different types of media. Follow the links to help you fill in the boxes on the table below:Why did the campaign start?What types of media do they use?What have they achieved?Slow Down For Bobby Ben Kinsella Trust campaign to criminalise up-skirting 5Managing a criminal investigationWatch Murder 24/7 – Episode 3 on the BBCiplayer How do the police find the fourth suspect (‘Fatty’) and link him to Alex Stevens?2 What physical evidence is collected against Stuart Pearson?3 When the trial goes to court, what are the four people found guilty of, and what are their sentences? (Alex Stevens, Ian Slater, Stuart Pearson, Kelly King)4 Comment on whether you think this is correct (too harsh, too lenient, not fair, an example of justice being done….)Robert Knight5 What sort of investigation do the police conduct, even though Knight has admitted to killing his mother and he is in custody?6 Why do they do this?7 What style of questioning is adopted by the police officer?8 Why does the police officer do this and what is its impact?9 What is Knight charged with?10 What happens at trial?11 Do you agree with the outcome of the trial? Explain your answer12 Comparing the two cases, what factors led to Knight being given a much more lenient sentence than the killers of Courtney Valentine-BrownWeek 6 How has society changed?70485410210One part of our course is to look at how society changes. This means that as certain activities become more or less acceptable, laws change to reflect the changes and promote a new way of thinking and behaving. Using the internet, complete some research into attitudes towards smoking. Be sure to do the last column showing how laws have changedSummarise how attitudes have changed in the last 50 yearsLaws that reflect these changesAttitudes towards smoking 7Forensics – the first case using a DNA profileColin Pitchfork was the first person to be convicted through DNA evidence. Watch this docudrama and answer the questions below: As a ‘known’ sex offender, why did Pitchfork not get pulled in for routine questioning by the police (which is normal practice)?2 How did Pitchfork avoid the request for men to volunteer their DNA? To what lengths did he go, to avoid detection? 3 How did DNA profiling help Richard Buckland?4 DNA evidence in blood, semen or saliva will only give us a ‘name’ if someone is already on the DNA data base because they have committed other crimes. Even if someone is not named on a data base, what can a DNA profile tell us? Week 8 Is there a link between crime and food? Read the articles above (also watch the TED talk on the first one)2 What food types and supplements are ‘good’ for us, leading to better behaviour?3 What food types and supplements are ‘bad’ for us, leading to undesirable behaviour?Week 9A biological theory or crimeWilliam Sheldon came up with a theory that links body type to personality right71120001 Watch the following you tube clips Draw and label the three body types3 On each body type also label the personality type suggested4 Based on this, which body type/personality is most likely to be criminal?Week 10Crime – Are we tough enough? are 5 programmes on the BBCiplayer. Pick one (courts, prison, police, the streets, trials) and summarise the different arguments presented. ................
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