Note for teachers:

1. Note for teachers: Students should study the data on the timed slide (2) and the graph on slide 3 before attempting the questions on slide 4. All data is shown on slide 5. Timings could be changed to make the task more challenging.

2. Facts about Prisoners(UK data 2003) In the UK in 2003… the proportion of males in the prison population fell from 96 per cent in 1997 to 94 per cent. black British nationals accounted for 12 per cent of men in prison. there were 69,600 male prisoners and … white males made up 83 per cent of the male prison population of British nationals in England and Wales. 4,400 female prisoners. black British nationals accounted for 12 per cent of women in prison. The number of female prisoners has risen at a faster rate than the number of male prisoners. Click to see data Next slide

3. Prison population of UK a court has convicted the prisoner the prisoner is waiting for a trial Next slide

4. Prison population of UK • What do you notice about the pattern of people held in prison? • What reasons can you suggest for the pattern that you have just seen in the text and on the graph? • What alternatives to prison are there? • Does the evidence suggest that prison is an effective way of dealing with criminals? Next slide

5. Facts about prisoners • There were 69,600 male prisoners and 4,400 female prisoners in November 2003. • The number of female prisoners has risen at a faster rate than the number of male prisoners. • The proportion of males in the prison population fell from 96 per cent in 1997 to 94 per cent in 2003. • White males made up 83 per cent of the male prison population of British nationals in England and Wales in 2003. • Black British nationals accounted for 12 per cent of men in prison. • Black British nationals accounted for 12 per cent of all women in prison.