The amount of crime in Britain has risen sharply over recent times. Is this because we report more crime, or is it because there really is more crime? Just how reliable are the figures? Has our attitude to crime changed? Late Victorian Britain saw a move towards reforming the criminal and making them a better member of society. Is this still our attitude? And has our definition of what is a crime changed? Many people today think, for instance, that drug laws criminalize people unnecessarily. We want to live in safety, yet we don’t, on the whole, like the police interfering in everyday life. What should the balance be between prevention and cure? This programme, made with the help of the National Subject Leader for History and exclusive to Classroom Video, seeks to investigate all of these questions. A perfect resource when teaching History at Key Stage 3 and also the GCSE Schools History Project.
DVD Chapters:
1. Why the Poilce Failed to Catch Jack the Ripper
2. The Development of the Police Force
3. The Nature of Punishment
4. New Types of Crime
5. Attitudes in Society to Crime and Punishment
Classroom Video dvds come complete with teachers’ notes and a programme summary
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Duration |
27 minutes |
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Produced |
2010 |
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Producer |
Classroom Video UK |
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Key Stage |
KS3–KS4 |
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Format |
DVD |
