BTEC First Diploma in Public Services

Unit Ten: Crime and Its Effects on Society

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name……………………………………………………..

Assignment Manager –
This assignment has seven tasks

The overall deadline for this assignment to be completed and handed in is:

Part One: First Submission -
Part Two: First Submission -
Final Submission: Parts One & Two -

The following guidelines should be used when completing your assignment:

• You must refer to the criteria banner and the content of the unit throughout the assignment
• You should make sure you do detailed research and have a good understanding of the subject you are researching. Keep a note of the resources you use as you go along.
• Before handing in you must:

 

• Check that you have completed all tasks
• Label work appropriately
• Present tasks in the correct order
• That your name appears clearly  in the header or footer on each page

For further details refer to the student guidelines that were issued to you at the start of your course

 

To achieve this unit you will need to:

1. Understand the impact of criminal behaviour
2. Be able to investigate a local crime reduction initiative
3. Know the methods used to report and record crime
4. Know the options available to effectively manage offenders

Part One – Hand in date 12th December 2006
Scenario: You are employed as a trainee working with the many support staff at Kent County Constabulary (KCC).  The department that you are working in is responsible for public relations and the overall image of KCC.

Task 1 - Pass (P1)
You have been asked to produce a leaflet that could be sent or given to victims of crime. The leaflet must explain the different types of assistance and support that the public services can provide to victims of crime.

 

 

 

Task 2 – Pass (P2)
In order to keep local residents informed about the work carried out by the public services, you have been asked to write a report for the local newspaper highlighting the financial implications that crime has on the following:

1. The Local Authority (i.e. Maidstone Council)
2. The Health Service
3. The Police Service

Use a range of sources to obtain the information, for example the internet, newspaper archives and contacting organisations directly. You must also keep a record o the sources that you have used.

 

 

 

 

Task 3 – Pass (P3)
You have been asked to work with other recruits in small groups to prepare a presentation for local residents. Your presentation needs to describe and promote a local crime reduction initiative to encourage the residents to become involved.
The presentations will take place w/b 27th November. You will need to submit a copy of your presentation along with a testimony that describes and confirms your contributions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merit (M1) In order to achieve M1, you will need to write an analysis of the local crime reduction initiative that you have researched for the presentation. The analysis should examine the local crime reduction initiative in greater depth and make suggestions for changes and improvements.

Distinction (D1) In order to achieve D1 your analysis must evaluate the local crime reduction initiative and show how it has reached different groups in the community and also reduced the fear of crime.

 

Part Two – Deadline 6th March 2007

Task 4 – Pass (P4)
Your next task is to design and produce a poster explaining the process involved to report and record crime. The poster is designed to be displayed in public service workplaces to provide information to both staff and the general public. The information that you present in your poster should be accurate and easy to understand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Task 5 – Pass (P5)
As part of the training at the KCC all recruits are required to write a detailed report about the work of another department. You have been allocated the Crime Scene Investigation Unit to research for your report. You report must describe what the unit do and how they do it. You can also illustrate your report with diagrams, pictures and case studies.

 

 

 

Merit (M2) To achieve M2 you will need to explain how crime scenes can be linked to each other and how the offenders can be profiled. This can be included as part of your report for task 5.

 

Task 6 – Pass (P6)
The KCC have been so impressed with your work they have asked you to research and write a report that could be sent to all employees of the KCC. The report will focus on the National Intelligence Model and Intelligence Led Policing. Your report must include an explanation of how they have impacted on and led to new policing practices so that all employees will be up-to-date on the latest policing practices.

 

 

 

 

Merit (M3) In order to achieve M3 you need to analyse the impact that the National Crime Reporting Standard has had on the police service nationally. You also need to analyse the effect that the National Crime Reporting Standard has made on crime statistics.

 

Distinction (D2) To achieve D2 you need to evaluate the impact that national crime recording has had on crime reduction. Your evaluation should show your use of a range of information sources and contain your own conclusions.
(M3 & D2 can be included as part of your report for task 6)

Task 7 – Pass (P7)
You have reached the end of your training period with the KCC and have been taken on as a permanent member of staff. Your new role will focus on the management of offenders. Your first task is to produce a booklet hat explains in detail the different ways that an offender can be dealt with. You must also describe clearly the different consequences that could happen to an offender.

 

 

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