Jack the Ripper
This week we'll be continuing our study of Nineteenth Century prisons; looking at the 'punishment revolution' of that century and looking at how violent crime really was.
Extended Learning
The Changing Nature of
Crime
Students
need to answer the following questions as a pair - one set of word processed
answers should be handed in. Do review each other’s ideas
MW/FF AG/AW GC/BB AD/JF SB/JP DR/LW
MW/GP DH/TW RH/JC DB/CC/CG
You
notes should deal with the themes / ideas covered in Todd 34-37. Do use other
sources e.g. internet sites esp. for Q2
1. How did attitudes as to what constitutes
crime change between 1900 and 2012?
2. What was the significance of the
Stephen Lawrence case? What does it illustrate regarding the changing nature of
crime?
3. Why is it hard to assess whether crime
is rising or not?
4. To what extent did crime increase in
the Twentieth Century?
5. What part do newspapers play in increasing
the fear of crime?
6. Why do newspapers report crime in the
manner that they do?
Crime Song 7: 'Fairytale of New York' - The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8
