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Thinking about crime... What connects these three people?. Write down your answer in your books. We will revisit these at the end of the lesson. The Heroin Trail. Lesson aims: To know lots of people are involved with the Heroin Trail To understand that crime is an international problem
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Thinking about crime... What connects these three people? Write down your answer in your books. We will revisit these at the end of the lesson
The Heroin Trail Lesson aims: To know lots of people are involved with the Heroin Trail To understand that crime is an international problem To apply your knowledge to decide which country is to blame
The Heroin Trail Watch the following video clip and write down the answers to the following two questions... Which country does Heroin come from? What plant does Heroin come from?
The Heroin Trail • Many people are involved in smuggling Heroin into the UK. This is known as the Heroin trail...
Is the trade in Heroin a ‘victimless’ crime? Look again at source A With the person next to you identify... • Which two people make the most money from the Heroin Trail? • Which two people are the worst off in the Heroin Trail? • Which two people are risking the most on the Heroin Trail? In your pairs discuss whether you agree or disagree with this statement... “Drug dealing is a crime with no victims- people buy drugs because they want to!”
DRUG DEALING IS NOT A VICTIMLESS CRIME • This is Jane, she is a young girl who is addicted to drugs • She has to steal from shops to get enough money to buy Heroin • She lost contact with her family years ago
DRUG DEALING IS NOT A VICTIMLESS CRIME • This is Private Jane Doe • She is a soldier in the British Army, serving in Afghanistan • She is risking her life to prevent drugs from reaching the streets of Britain
DRUG DEALING IS NOT A VICTIMLESS CRIME • This is Hamid, a poppy farmer • He is forced to grow poppies by the Taliban • If he stops producing poppies he will be punished or even killed
DRUGS PAY FOR TERRORISM • The Taliban make their money from drugs • They use this money to buy weapons, train their fighters and support terrorism
Homework Design and draw a poster highlighting the victims of the trade in Heroin and the places. This poster should aim to persuade people to avoid buying drugs by showing them where their money goes
Thinking about crime... What connects these three people? So, what connects these three people. How close were you before?