1. Age and Gender Starter In each column on the worksheet, circle the category to describe which you think is the most likely social group to break the law. Think of at least one reason for each of your choices. Learning objectives All will be able to describe the relationship between age and crime and gender and crime. Most will be able to explain the patterns relating to age and crime and gender and crime. Some will be able to criticise the patterns of crime by gender using the chivalry theory. Learning outcomes Pair work. Group work. Practise exam style questions 5 mins

2. Starter  In each column on the worksheet, circle the category to describe which you think is the most likely social group to break the law. T hink of at least one reason for each of your choices. AgeGenderEthnicitySocial classArea 0-10MaleWhite BritishUpperInner city 11-20FemaleWhite otherMiddleSuburbs 21-30Afro- Caribbean WorkingCountryside 31-40Middle Eastern Underclass 41-50Asian 51+Far East Asian 5 mins

3. Task 1  You will be working in pairs.  On the walls/outside is information about either age or gender and crime.  Your task is to go to each poster, read the information and fill in the appropriate part of your worksheet.  Once you’ve filled in the entire worksheet, you need to sit down in a group of 4 and share the information you’ve filled into your worksheet and glue it in your book.  You have 15 minutes. 15 mins

4. Task 2  Work in pairs.  Read the cards – each card is a paragraph from an essay that answers this essay question:  Discuss how far sociologists would agree that women are less likely to commit crimes than men. (12 marks)  Rank the cards in a logical order to put the essay together. 15 Mins

5. Step 1  Discuss how far sociologists would agree that women are less likely to commit crimes than men. (12 marks)

6. Step 2  Discuss how far sociologists would agree that women are less likely to commit crimes than men. (12 marks)  Why are women less criminal than men?

7. Correct order Women are less criminal than men:  F – P1  A – P2 Women are NOT less criminal than men:  B – P3  G – P4  C – P5  H – P6 E – Intro D – Concl

8. Task 3  Work in pairs to plan this essay:  Discuss how far sociologists would agree that teenage crime and deviant behaviour results from parents failing to socialise their children correctly. (12 marks) 20 Mins

9. Step 1  Discuss how far sociologists would agree that teenage crime and deviant behaviour results from parents failing to socialise their children correctly. (12 marks)

10. Step 2  Discuss how far sociologists would agree that teenage crime and deviant behaviour results from parents failing to socialise their children correctly. (12 marks)  Are young people criminal because they are not socialised properly?

11. Step 3 Yes, young people are criminal because they are not socialised No, they are criminal for other reasons

12. Step 4  Socialised into subcultural values – New Right theory - promote aggression, etc. so children socialised into subcultural values by their negative role model parents are more likely to break the law.  Gender socialisation – young boys are socialised to be masculine so when they try to prove their masculinity they can end up breaking the law.  Peer group pressure – can lead to crime, e.g. vandalism.  Weak informal social control and status frustration – young people have no responsibilities, they can’t behave like children, but also have restrictions on what they can do so they feel frustrated. They try to act like adults, e.g. drinking which gets them into rouble.  Immediate gratification – pursuing fun without thinking about the consequences.  Unemployment – so young people have spare time so get into trouble.  Police methods – stereotype young people as criminals. Yes, young people are criminal because they are not socialised No, they are criminal for other reasons

13. Learning journey Difference between crime and deviance, legal and illegal deviance Social control (informal and formal) Media representations of crime How do Sociologists study crime: victim and self-reporting studies? Who breaks the law? – age, ethnicity and gender Explaining crime – biological vs. sociological theories: peer group pressure, opportunity, socialisation Official crime statistics – detecting, reporting and recording of crime, the dark figure of crime Victims of crime, government solutions to crime, social problems of youth crime and racism Revision and end of Topic exam question Who breaks the law? – social class and locality Explaining crime – labelling theory and subcultural theory Explaining crime – Functionalist theory and Marxist theory

14.  Look back at this worksheet in your book. Was your prediction correct? Review AgeGenderEthnicitySocial classArea 0-10MaleWhite BritishUpperInner city 11-20FemaleWhite otherMiddleSuburbs 21-30Afro- Caribbean WorkingCountryside 31-40Middle Eastern Underclass 41-50Asian 51+Far East Asian