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Warm Up Activity
Warm Up Activity
Brainstorm in your books some ways that Australia deals with crime and then some ways other countries respond to crime. Think about any examples you may already know about. Are those countries more forgiving? Strict?
Comparing responses to crime
Comparing responses to crime
Australia's political and legal systems are often compared to those of UK and the US because Australia took inspiration from then when we became a country.
How this class will work...
How this class will work...
Throughout this class I will be showing you how different countries approach and respond to crime.
After each video we will discuss how the country approaches crime and then talk about why the country would take that approach. You will then need to summarise the approach in your books and evaluate its effectiveness and the pro's and cons to each approach.
The Nordic Approach
The Nordic Approach
Indonesia's approach
Indonesia's approach
The USA approach
The USA approach
Australias Youth Crime Crisis
Australias Youth Crime Crisis
Short Version
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Class Questions
Class Questions
Which of these systems do you believe is the most ethical, why?
Which of these do you believe would be most effecttive?
Compare and Contrast 2 of the different Approaches outlining their purpose and ramifacations.
Independent Tasks
Independent Tasks
You can do one of the following:
Create a comparative report on two different approaches to criminal actions from different countries. How do they respond to crime, what does punishment in their countries look like, how are the appraoches similar and different and some issues and positives to their response systems.
Read pages 176-179 then complete activity J then read pages 180-182 and summarise the piece.
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