LiveGeography



Section 1 – Introduction

Introduction and aims

Crime happens all over the world – in cities, in towns and in the countryside. In this enquiry I will investigate …

I will attempt to answer the following group questions:

1. What do people feel about crime in my area?

I expect to find …

2. What is being done to reduce crime in my area?

I expect to find …

My extra geographical questions: [add 1 or 2 extra questions and your expectations]

3.

4.

The location of my enquiry

The map below shows the area that I will be investigating. This area is found in_____________. The houses on this street are mainly______. The types of people that live in the area include _______. My perception of this area is that it is a (safe / unsafe) place to live because ___________.

A Map to show the location of …

[screen shot a map of your post code from either police.uk or google maps]

What are the causes of crime?

[write about the social, economic, political (& environmental) causes of crime]

What factors influence crime? [type your notes from DVD sheet with same title]

What are the patterns of crime? [type your notes from DVD sheet with same side heading]

How can we design out crime? [type your notes from DVD sheet with same side heading]

Section 2 – Data collection

Methodology

In order to find out the answer to the questions in my investigation I collected a variety of primary and secondary data.

Questionnaire

I conducted a questionnaire by asking..

I recorded these results..

It was important to collect this data because…

The problems I encountered were..

I overcame these problems..

Street survey

I completed a security survey for 10 houses in my street. For each house I recorded 1 in the chart if a security measure was present and 0 if it was not.

I added up the values to give a total of 7.

It was important to collect this data because..

The problems I encountered were..

I overcame these problems..

Photos and sketches

I took photos of ..

It was important to collect this data because..

The problems I encountered were..

I overcame these problems ..

Internet research

I visited the following websites..

It was important to collect this data because…

The problems I encountered were..

I overcame these problems..

Section 3 – Data Presentation & Analysis

Task 6 -Presenting the results of the street survey [crime prevention]

1. Open an excel document.

2. Create a table like the one below.

|Type of security |Total |

|Burglar alarm |6 |

|External light |5 |

|Double glazing |4 |

|Gates to house |3 |

|Garden Wall |2 |

|Open view of house |1 |

|Off street parking |2 |

3. Enter your results in the table.

4. Click on the chart wizard and select column graph.

5. Click on next. Step 2 click on next.

6. Step 3, select titles. Create a title and label your axes on the graph.

7. Click on next. Step 4, as an object in sheet 1.

8. Copy and paste your document into word.

9. Describe what your graph shows.

10. Try to explain why your results have turned out like this.

[insert your graph below]

Use the writing frame below:

What are the different crime prevention methods used on my street?

Step 1

In order to find out the different crime prevention methods used on my street I …… (outline how you collected this information).

Step 2

The most common types of crime prevention used by people on my street were … (state area and quote a figure).

The least common type of crime prevention was … (state area and quote a figure).

Step 3

The reason why _________ was the most common type of prevention was ….

The reason why _________ was the least common type of prevention was…

(think about the age of the houses on your street, how much each crime prevention method costs, the type of area you live in).

Step 4

In order to answer the question ‘How safe is my street?’ my results tell me that ….

(consider the extent to which the results you have just analysed can now help you answer the question).

Task 7 – presenting questionnaire results [feelings of crime]

1. In a similar way to the street survey, input your results (1 question at a time) into excel.

2. Click on chart wizard and select an appropriate graph to display your results. Don’t forget to add titles and labelled axes.

3. Describe what your graph shows.

4. Try to explain why your results have turned out like this. (See writing frame below for help)

[insert your graph below]

Use the writing frame below:

How safe do you feel in your local area during the day / night?

Step 1

In order to find out how safe people feel in my local area during the day / at night I …… (outline how you collected this information).

Step 2

The area where people feel most safe is … (state area and quote a figure).

The area where people feel the least safe is … (state area and quote a figure).

Step 3

The reasons why people feel safe in …..

The reasons why people feel less safe in …

(think about the type of area you live in, the age groups of the people you asked, the gender of the people you asked).

Step 4

In order to answer the question ‘How safe is my street?’ my results tell me that ….

(consider the extent to which the results you have just analysed can now help you answer the question).

Task 8 – presenting photographs

1. Photographs should be used to support the data either in the questionnaire or the street survey.

2. Each photo should have a title and labels or annotations should be added to highlight what the photograph shows. [You can use Streetview]

A photograph to show crime prevention measures on my street

[Extra: Include your environmental bi-polar survey to add evidence to the photographs – make sure you describe and explain the high scores and low scores]

Task 9 – presenting internet research

1. This will depend on the data you have collected.

2. A good idea is to use the websites listed above and find crime figures in your local area and compare with the national averages.

3. Describe and explain similarities and differences between the data.

Use the websites below to add detail to your project. For instance;

Website: police.uk

➢ Aerial photo showing the pattern of crime in your local area

➢ Aerial photo showing the pattern of individual crimes in your local area

➢ Transfer to a word document, add titles and writing to describe and explain the pattern and causes of crime in your area

Website: neighbourhood..uk

➢ Type your postcode in the Neighbourhood summary field on the right-hand side.

➢ Scroll down & copy & paste the ‘Total Deprivation’ graphic into a word document and describe and explain what it shows.

➢ Click on the other tabs at the top e.g. housing, crime etc and use the statistics in Excel to create graphs, transfer to word and describe and explain what it shows.

[insert research with descriptions and explanations below]

Section 4 – Conclusion & Evaluation

Conclusion:

In my project we had two group questions. I will summarise my findings for these below.

1. What do people feel about crime in my area?

I found that …

2. What is being done to reduce crime in my area?

I found that find …

My extra geographical questions: [add 1 or 2 extra questions and a summary of your findings]

3.

4.

Evaluation:

The strengths of my project were …

The weaknesses of my project were …

If I did this again, I will try to …

Even if I did this again, some of the problems might be …

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Garden walls create a ‘defensible space’. This means a clear boundary between properties that makes it more obvious if someone is trespassing.

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