Categories of Crime – Personal and State Crimes | Different between Personal and State Crimes Primary 3 (Basic 3) Term 2 Week 4 Security Education

SECURITY EDUCATION

NATIONAL VALUES EDUCATION 

SECOND TERM

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 3

THEME – ELEMENTS OF SECURITY 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning and Causes of Crime | Who is a Criminal Primary 3 (Basic 3) Term 2 Week 3 Security Education

TOPIC – CATEGORIES OF CRIME 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Categories of Crime

3. Revision and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. personal crime, and

2. state crime.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can describe a crime.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of chart showing the list of common crime and good deeds.

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

A crime is an illegal act or an offence for which a person can be punished by the authority. A criminal is the person who commits a crime.

Examples of crime are as follows – Falsehood, Theft, Rape, Murder, Advance free fraud (419), Sales of contaminated food, Dealing in fake hard drugs, etc.

CATEGORIES OF CRIME 

There are two (2) categories of crime, namely –

1. Personal crime

2. State crime

MEANING AND EXAMPLES OF PERSONAL CRIME 

Personal crime is a crime committed against one another.

Examples of Personal Crime are as follows –

1. Stealing

2. Rape

3. Sexual assault

4. Battery

5. Murder

6. Homicide

7. Bullying

8. Threat

9. Child abuse

10. Kidnapping, etc.

LESSON 2 – MEANING AND EXAMPLES STATE CRIME 

A state crime is a crime committed either by the government or against the government.

State crimes can be classified in two types –

1. Crime committed by the government, and

2. Crime committed against the government.

EXAMPLES OF CRIMES COMMITTED BY THE GOVERNMENT 

The following are crimes committed by the government –

1. Corruption

2. Discrimination

3. False accusations

4. Abuse of justice

5. Genocide

6. War crimes

7. Torture

8. Assassination

9. Abuse of authority

10. Violating fundamental human rights, etc.

EXAMPLES OF CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT

The following are crimes committed against the government –

1. Treason

2. Civil disorder

3. Conspiracy against rights

4. Human trafficking and slavery

5. Rioting and inciting to riot

6. Sedition

7. Perjury

8. Espionage

9. Rebellion or Insurrection

10. Sabotage

11. Smuggling and customs violations

12. Unauthorized disclosure of classified information

13. Voter intimidation

13. Counterfeit money

14. False statements, etc.

LESSON 3 – REVISION AND WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST) 

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Teacher organize the pupils in groups depending on the size of the class.

3. Teacher displays a chart showing examples of common crimes and good deeds in our society.

4. Teacher asks the pupils as groups to indicate YES, if it is a crime and NO, if it is not.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils identify and discuss common crime and good deeds.

5. Teacher uses the examples of common crimes to introduce the lesson and classify crimes as personal and state crime.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils pay attention to the lesson introduction.

6. Teacher explains personal and state crimes using appropriate examples.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils differentiate between personal and state crimes.

7. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board using appropriate lesson evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in summary summary by responding correctly to most of the questions and write as instructed.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

• Next Lesson – Factors Affecting Criminal Behaviours Primary 3 (Basic 3) Term 2 Week 5 Security Education

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils to:

1. understand the meaning of crime.

2. state 5 causes of crime.

3. discuss 3 of the causes of crime.

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)

1. _________ is an illegal act or an offence for which a person can be punished by the authority.

A. Crime

B. Work

C. Honest

2. Anyone that commits a crime is _________.

A. Teacher

B. Police

C. Criminal

3. A crime committed against one another is called _________.

A. State crime

B. Personal crime

C. Love crime

4. The act of putting law is hand is a _________.

A. good

B. crime

C. love

5. _________ is a crime committed either by the government or against the government.

A. Personal crime

B. Local crime

C. State crime

Indicate Personal Crime or State Crime. 

6. Voter intimidation

7. Abuse of power

8. Counterfeit money

9. Treason

10. Sabotage