1. General Studies GCSE

2. What is General Studies? GCSE General Studies focuses on important, interesting and relevant Contemporary issues. This qualification: develops thinking and functional skills helps to recognise learning from across all your subjects – including PSHE and Citizenship increases students' GCSE scores

3. POLITICS AND THE ECONOMY International Organisations World Trade Consumer Rights Human Rights Legal Rights Local and National Politics ART AND CULTURE The Arts (dance, drama, music) Sport and Leisure Language Media Advertising SOCIETY AND ETHICS Individual Responsibility Morality Religion Social Diversity Education Censorship SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Technology Environmental Issues Health Education Information Technology Impact of Change Maths What ‘Contemporary Issues’ might the questions be on?

4. Exam Structure Unit 1 - Written exam – 15 June 2016 (a.m.) 1 hour 15 min 25% of total marks Questions assessing understanding of a case study supplied before the exam on a major contemporary issues. You will have a number of PSCHE lessons where we receive the pre-release case study and your tutor will help you to prepare for this exam.

5. Exam Structure - Continued Unit 2 - Written exam – 21 June 2016 (p.m.) 2 hours 75% of total marks Section A (25%) 30 multiple choice test questions testing data response and thinking skills. Section B (20%) Short and extended answer responses based on stimulus material e.g. a picture or a newspaper article. Section C (30%) Extended answer responses related to stimulus material e.g. a picture or a newspaper article.

6. Starter An alien has landed and has asked you to explain to him what is meant by the word ‘CRIME’ ? P – to find out what you know already R – paper, pens and brains! I – in N – partner voices T – 3 minutes What does the word crime mean?

7. Pre-Release Case Study 2016 ‘The changing patterns of modern crime’

8. Define the word Crime! How would you define the word crime? ‘Modern societies generally regard crimes as offences against the public or the state’. ‘An unlawful activity’. ‘An act or omission prohibited and punished by law’. ‘An action or activity considered to be evil, shameful, or wrong’.

9. Crime in the UK Do you think there is a high or low amount of crime in the UK? Why? Do you think crime is decreasing or increasing and why? What influences your perception of crime and why?

10. Source 1 What do crime statistics tell us? This source compares statistics of crimes which are recorded by the police and those recorded in a survey representing all groups in society. Read through the source: Highlight any words/terms you are not sure about. On your A3 sheet write down what you think the key message is from the source.

11. Source 1 - Feedback Some key messages? MOST types of crime recorded by the police have DECREASED for examples given– exceptions are theft from the person and sexual offences which have risen. The number of offences reported to the police is lower than the number of crimes households reported in the survey. Fraud cases have risen 21% between 2012 and 2013.

12. How is crime measured? Crime is measure in TWO ways: 1.Official statistics These figures come from the police. They show the number of crimes that have been… – REPORTED to the police and then ECORDED by the police.

13. 2. The British Crime Survey? The British Crime Survey (BCS) for England and Wales has been in place (under different names) since the 1980s. It asks very large representative samples of the population about the crimes they have experienced; victims are asked whether they reported their incidents to the police. Because of this, the Survey picks up many more crimes than are actually reported to the police.

14. The British Crime Survey (BCS) The BCS is an example of a victim survey Every year the Home office asks around 50,000 people aged 16 or over living in their own home about their experiences of crime in the last year It is thought to give a more complete picture of crime than the official figures as it covers crimes that either go unreported or unrecorded It also looks at people’s fear of crime and their attitudes towards the police, law courts and prison.

15. What does this graph suggest? Police Recorded Crime –v- British Crime Survey

16. Problems with the BCS It doesn’t cover certain crimes: –C–Crimes against businesses –C–Crimes where there is no direct victim (e.g. possession of drugs) –C–Crimes against those younger than 16 –C–Crimes, like murder, that have involved the death of the victim People may not be accurate in their reports. They may exaggerate or forget crimes they have experienced

17. Plenary: Word Game! Give me 10 words you would associate with the word ‘crime’.