FIRST TERM
SUBJECT: CIVIC EDUCATION
CLASS: JSS1
REFERENCE
Fundamentals of Civic Education for Basic 7 (JSS 1) Sola Akinyemipgs 32-34
WEEK TEN
TOPIC: COMMON CRIMES RAPE AND MURDER
RAPE
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person’s consent. It is any form of unwanted sexual behavior that is forcefully imposed on someone. It is also an unlawful way of compelling a person through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse.
MURDER
This occurs when one human being unlawfully kills another human being e.g homicide. The unlawful killing of one human being by another especially with premeditated malice.Theintentional killing or the malicious murder of another person e.g. Homicide.
CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF RAPE AND MURDER
- Dishonesty
- Poverty
- Ignorance
- Indiscipline
- Lack of contentment
- Unemployment, poverty and financial
- Constraints
- Low self esteem, alcohol and drug abuse.
EFFECTS
- Psychological effect.
- Crime can lead to drop out from school, thereby leading to illiteracy.
- Insecurity in the country.
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
- The term rape is sometimes used interchangeably with the term ______________
A Love B Sexual assault C Indiscipline D. Failure
- One of the effect of rape is _____
- Prevention B. Employment C. Fear D. psychological effect
- ___________ occurs when one human being unlawfully kills another human being
- Rape B. Murder C. Malice D. Killing
- One of these is not the cause of crime
- Contentment B. Unemployment C. Indiscipline D. Poverty
- A woman that is not contented can engage in ___________
- Hawking B. Stealing C. Terrorism D.Jeveline
THEORY
- Define the term ‘rape’
- List 5 causes and effects of rape and Murder
WEEK ELEVEN
COMMON CRIMES, DEALING IN FAKE DRUGS, CULTISM AND DRUG ABUSE
Dealing in fake drugs means when someone engages in buying and selling of fake drugs Suchactivity is a criminal act. The general public especially licensed chemicals shops, hospital, clinics and other health care store need to be cautioned against buying fake drugs from drug peddlers and other dubious sources.
Drug abuse is the wrongful and excessive intake of drugs or other chemicals leading to effects that are detrimental to the individuals.
Cultism can be defined as a ritual practice by a group of people whose membership, policy, initiation and mode of operations are done in secret and kept secret having negative effects on both members and non-members. There is no single Nigeria institution of higher learning that has not experienced this menace of cultism. Even both Primary Secondary Schools are not free from it.
CAUSES OF CRIMES
- Poverty
- Unemployment
- Family neglect
- Low self-esteem, alcohol and drug abuse
- Influence of bad group
- Problems of industrialization and urbanization
- External influence
- Bad value system
- Culture of impurity
- There is also proliferation of arms and ammunitions
- Inequality between the rich and poor is also responsible for the increase in crime rate country.
EFFECTS OF CRIME IN THE SICIETY
- Lack of employment may lead to crime in the society
- Crime has adverse effect on economic development
- Crime can lead to drop out from the school
- Insecurity in the country
- Political instability
- State of fear, panic and tension
- It may drive away foreign investors
- Psychological effect.
CRIME PREVENTION
- Job opportunity.
- Agricultural development.
- Investment in rural communities.
- Government must partner with the private sectors to promote internships, graduate trainee programmes and community-based projects.
- Need for international co-operation among security agencies.
- Need for international co-operation.
- Poverty alleviation programme.
- Need for orientation.
DRUG ABUSE
Drug Abuse is the wrongful and excessive intake of drugs or other chemicals leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual’s physical and mental health.
GENERAL EVALUATION
- What is Crime?
- Define the terms rape and murder.
- Mention five causes of crime.
- State four effects of crime on the society.
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
- _____________ ca be defined as a ritual practice by a group of people
- Teenage pregnancy B. Social issue C. Cultism D. Sexual act
- _______________ is the wrongful and excessive intake of drugs
- Welfare of others B. Child Abuse C. Drug Abuse D. Food Abuse
- Crime can be prevented through ________________
- Praying B. Singing C. Agricultural development D. Embezzlement
- ______________ is not a solution to crime
- Employment B. Poverty C. Bad value system D. Murder
- Nations with a high incidence of fraud include ___________ and ________________
- Ghana & Lagos B. Togo & France C. Nigeria & USA D. Turkey and serial Leone
THEORY
- List four country that records the highest incidence of fraud.
- List and explain solution of crime in the nation.
