Sunday, January 22, 2012

A view of Mountjoy Prison

Concept: The Law

Here's where most of Dublin's criminals end up serving their sentences for crimes committed.




From these photos, what do you think prisoners lose as a result of their criminal activities?

Watch this video about life in a juvenile prison in America.

The Court room

Concept: The Law

Who's who in a court room? See the photo below.

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Tips for helping the GardaĆ­

Concept: The Law

Crime Scene

Q: What tips would you give to someone who has witnessed a crime so that s/he could give a clear and accurate description of what happened to the gardai?

A: Make notes about the incident as quickly as possible after the event. Include the following:
  • Time / date of crime
  • Number of people involved.
  • What happened.
  • What you saw.
  • Car registration, colour, make, any specific markings.
  • What were the criminals wearing - jeans, runners, coats, - colour etc.?
  • What direction did they go off in?


Saturday, January 14, 2012

CSPE Actions

Here are some actions you could take to raise awareness, get people involved in a project, promote an event, etc etc

Road safety campaign
Organise a visit in - by an expert - to learn from them and ask questions
Have a Skype conference call
set up a Facebook page and develop a fan base
Set up a twitter feed/ campaign - increase your followers / follow people who can retweet your tweets
Set up a blog and gather followers online

Visit out - to learn about a person/ place etc
Tidy up local area
Litter lift
Buddy system for bullying
Have a xxxxx(safety, anti bullying, animal awareness etc etc) Week in school
Homework club
Set up student council
Conduct a survey and display results
Letter writing campaign
Write and send out a newsletter
A carol service for local old age residents
A carol service to raise funds
Hold a cake sale / raffle / bring and buy sale
Have an ad campaign on radio / tv
Make announcements in school
Poster campaign to raise awareness
Organise / sign a petition / protest

Organise a sports event in aid of a charity etc - raise funds/ awareness

Set up a homework club / friendship club
Set up a Games Club - provide somewhere for bullying victims to enjoy lunch in peace