Thinking about crime What connects these three people

Thinking about crime. . . What connects these three people? Write down your answer on your post-it. We will revisit these at the end of the lesson

The Heroin Trail Lesson aims: To understand that crime is an international problem To decide whether drug crime is ‘victimless’

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 your pairsnext discuss whether With In the person to you identify. . . you agree or disagree with this statement. . . 1. Which two people make the most money from the Heroin Trail? “Drug dealing a crime with 2. Which two people are theis worst off in the Heroin Trail? buymost drugs 3. Whichno twovictimspeople arepeople risking the on the Heroin Trail? 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 a poster highlighting the victims of the trade in Heroin. 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?