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The Problem
Cemeteries all over the world, including
those for servicemen and women who lost
their lives fighting for their country,
are targets for vandalism.
Graffiti and damage to stonework are activities
favoured by young people. There is a rise
in the number of incidents during the school
holidays. Sometimes plants and paving slabs
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doesn’t matter if war graves are damaged
because the people are all dead anyway.’
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your first reaction to agree or to disagree?
Be honest! |
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Vandalism affects all of us, whether through
the actual act itself, the way the media chooses
to report it and the effect this has on public
thinking, or through having to deal with the practical
consequences. Click on the images below to explore
these three areas:
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Possible
Solutions
The cry to ‘bring back flogging’
as a means of punishment for vandalism is
sometimes the reaction of older people who
are upset and outraged when war graves are
damaged. This is unlikely to happen in the
UK, but what punishments do we have
in place for offenders at the moment?
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For adults (over 21) in the UK,
spraying graffiti is a criminal damage
offence, which is punishable by a
prison term of up to 5 years and/or
a maximum fine of £10,000. |
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Young people in the UK are generally
referred to a Youth Offending Team
if they don’t respond to initial
warnings from the police. Here, often
with their parents and other people
who have been affected by what they
have done, they discuss the consequences
of their actions and are encouraged
to make amends in some way. |
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Which of the following alternatives do you think
would be most likely to stop young people offending
again?
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