AIM – To think about why living in poverty could cause people to commit crime.
TASK: Copy the aim into your diary and the heading in your jotter.

CAUSES OF CRIME - POVERTY
TASKS
 Copy the following headings in to your jotter leaving enough space for notes under each one. (e.g. one heading to half a page).
 As you are watching the film, make bullet point notes on the problems people are facing under the appropriate heading.
EXAMPLES OF POOR LIVING CONDITIONS
EXAMPLES OF LACK OF MONEY
EXAMPLES OF HEALTH PROBLEMS

Poor Living Conditions Lack of Money Health Problems

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BN7ml6b-e4
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bxYeyq0xq4
Part 2
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0GYhYA7Eag part 3
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4tHuiKoN8o
Part 4

DISCUSSION
• Look at your notes on the problems which can be caused by living in poverty.
• Why might the children/adults living in these conditions end up turning to crime?

CAUSES OF CRIME – POVERTY - QUESTION
‘Poverty is a cause of crime in the UK’
Explain, in detail, why poverty might cause people to commit crime.
Your answer should be around half a page long.