PEER PRESSURE - CRIME AND CONSEQUENCES
V. Ryan © 2011-2018
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1. Some people get involved in crime and antisocial behaviour due to ‘peer pressure’. What is peer pressure? |
INFLUENCE APPLIED BY A PEER GROUP (FRIENDS
/ OTHERS ?) PRESSURE APPLIED TO CHANGE A PERSONS OPINIONS / IDEAS / BEHAVIOUR PRESSURE TO CONFORM TO THE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOUR OF A GROUP BULLYING OTHERS TO CONFORM TO THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE GROUP |
2. How can peer pressure lead to people doing the wrong thing and even breaking the Law? Write a brief fictional story or describe a real event, to help answer you this question. |
3. Do you think you are strong enough to withstand peer pressure? For example, if your ‘friends’ asked you do something that was wrong / illegal, could you say NO? |
4. When young people get involved in crime, robbery and violence - what consequences do they face, when they are caught. |
COURT - SENTENCE - PRISON /
COMMUNITY SENTENCE - PRISON CELL - REHABILITATION WHEN RELEASED - DIFFICULTY GETTING A JOB - UNCERTAIN FUTURE |
5. How does a prison sentence effect the rest of the family? |
SHAME - PAIN - SADNESS - EMPTINESS - FEELING OF FAILURE? - CHILDREN BULLIED AT SCHOOL - STIGMA - ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES |
6. The symbols below represent peer pressure. Design a new symbol, to represent the ‘bad’ influence peer groups can have on young people. |
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