Security Education Lesson Note JSS3/Basic 9 Second Term

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COMMON CRIMES AND ASSOCIATED PUNISHMENT

SECURITY EDUCATION JSS 3 SECOND TERM SCHEME

WEEKS                                  TOPICS

1                             COMMON CRIMES AND ASSOCIATED PUNISHMENT

2                               AVOIDING CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR

3                              CRIMES AND NATIONAL SECURITY

4                                CRIMES AND NATIONAL SECURITY

5                              CRIMES AND NATIONAL SECURITY

6                              CRIMES AND NATIONAL SECURITY

7                               EFFECTS OF CRIMES ON NATIONAL SECURITY

8                                    GENERAL REVISION

9                                   EXAMINATION

WEEK1

TOPIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION AND ADULTERATION

Food contamination means the presence of injurious or harmful chemicals and microorganisms in food which can cause illness for the consumer,

Food can be contaminated in any of the following ways;

1. Exposure to dust
2. Exposure to flies and cockroaches, rats, etc.
3. Inadequate washing of hands and fingernails in the process of preparing food or when food is being served.
4. Improper washing of utensils used in preparing other foods,
5. Exposure to animal or human wastes particularly vegetables and fruits
6. Washing of cooking utensils, vegetables and fruits with dirty water
7. Poor personal hygiene of those who prepare food
8. Improper handling ,preparing and storing g of food

Effects of contamination

Food contamination can lead to food poisoning which can lead to death

Prevention of food contamination

1. Hygienically preparing food
2. Keeping raw foods separate from ready-to-eat food
3. Constantly washing of hands and fingernails

Punishment of food contamination

According to counterfeit and fake drugs and unwholesome processed foods Act, the punishment is;

A jail term of between 5 and 15 years or a fine of not more than N500, 000 or both.

FOOD ADULTERATION

Food adulteration is an act of intentionally reducing the quality of food by adding inferior substances or removing valuable ingredients, For instance, palm oil is adulterated if other substances are added to increase the content in order to make profit,

Common food products that are often adulterated in Nigeria

1. Palm oil
2. Milk
3. Honey
4. Fruit juice
5. Coffee
6. Ground pepper

Reasons for increase in Existence of Adulterated food and drugs in Nigeria

Improper enforcement of existing laws against offenders

Effect of corruption

1. Greed and tendency to make fast money
2. High level of illiteracy

Effects of food Adulteration

1. Ill-health
2. Increase in death rate
3. Decrease in life expectancy
4. Fall in export for our goods
5. Fall in foreign exchange earning
6. Bad image in the comity of nations

Punishment of food Adulteration

It is determined by the court based on the gravity of the offence,

Besides, according to counterfeit and fake drugs and unwholesome processed foods, act, the punishment is a jail term of between 5 and 15 years or a fine of not more than N500, 000 or both.

CLASSWORK

1. What do you understand by food contamination
2. State five ways food can be contaminated

ASSIGNMENT

State some criminal behaviours in the society

WEEK 2

AVOIDING CRIMINAL BAHAVIOURS

Criminal behaviours are antisocial behaviours. They are behaviours the society and the law frown at, also known as unacceptable behaviors in our society.

How to avoid criminal behaviours

1. Stay away from bad gangs
2. Refuse to participate in crime
3. Look for job
4. Work on your temper
5. Ensure you don’t drop out of school
6. Find a way out of drug addiction

Security tips on how to avoid criminal behaviours

1. Carefully choose friends or the company you keep
2. Avoid allowing strangers into your compound or apartment
3. Spend more money on security  of your environment or home
4. Be careful with dangerous objects
5. Keep valuables jealously

Preventing / solving problems of criminal behaviours

1. Make access to your home difficult.
2. Children should be given sound moral upbringings
3. Parents should check the kinds of friends their children keep.
4. Invest on security as much as you can

CLASSWORK

1. Define criminal behavior
2. State how criminal behaviours can be avoided
3. State the solutions to criminal behavior

ASSIGNMENT

Explain national security.

WEEK 3

National security could mean any defense arrangement or plan by a nation which is good enough to successfully resist hostile or destructive action within or outside a country.

Crimes that affect national security

The following are some of the crimes that affect national security;

PIPELINE VANDALISATION

 This is an unpatriotic act of willfully destroying pipes that carry petroleum products.it brings unnecessary hardship on the nation as these products become scarce and expensive, it also leads to water pollution and destruction of farmlands used for agriculture purposes.

Causes of pipeline vandalisation

1. Grievance with government
2. Get rich quick syndrome’
3. Lack of patriotism for the nation

Effects of pipeline vandalism

1. Loss of life
2. Loss of revenue by government
3. Insufficient funds for government projects
4. Suffering and hardship
5. Scarcity of petroleum products
6. Fire incidents
7. Oil spillage

Prevention of pipeline vandalism

1. Government should dialogue with Niger delta leader,
2. More security measure should be put in place to protect the pipelines
3. Urgent steps should be taken to bring visible development of oil producing areas

CLASSWORK

1. What is pipeline vandalisation
2. What are the causes of pipeline vandalisation

ASSIGNMENT

Explain illegal oil bunkering

WEEK 4

ILLEGAL OF OIL BUNKERING

It is direct tapping of oil by individuals or group of individuals without government approval, in simple words, it means stealing of petroleum products through the pipeline or any other means.

Causes of illegal oil bunkering

1. Crave for wealth
2. Unemployment
3. Economic hardship and suffering
4. Influence of friends

Effects of illegal oil bunkering

1. Drastic fall in government revenue
2. Insufficient funds to run the economy
3. Fire disasters
4. Loss of innocent lives
5. Shortage of petroleum products
6. Sale of adulterated petroleum product is encourage

Importation of expired foods and drugs

This is the act of bringing in expired products particularly foods and drugs from another country.

Some unpatriotic citizens often collude with foreigners to import expired canned food, frozen foods, and drugs create more health problems for the citizens.

The effect of these nefarious activities is more diseases which sometimes lead to death.

Causes Importation of expired foods and drugs

1. love of money
2. Corrupt security agents
3. Porous borders,

Effects Importation of expired foods and drugs

1. Death
2. Increase in diseases and illness
3. Bad image on the nation

Prevention Importation of expired foods and drugs

1. Tight borders
2. Purging of the security agents at the borders
3. Strict check of imported goods by NAFDAC officers
4. Punishment of the offenders

CLASSWORK

1. What is illegal oil bunkering?
2. State two causes of illegal oil bunkering
3. list two effects and solutions to illegal oil bunkering

ASSIGNMENT

Explain terrorism and insurgency

WEEK 5

TERRORISM AND INSURGENCY

Terrorism is any act of violence and threats which often lead to injury, death, loss of peace and orderliness in a society or community,

Causes of terrorism

1. Religious intolerance
2. Hatred for government’s policies
3. Foreign influence

Effects of terrorism

1. Severe injury
2. Death of innocent citizens
3. Political instability
4. Chaos and riots

Prevention of terrorism

1. Religious tolerance
2. Strong security of national borders
3. The military should be well equipped and trained to ward off any terrorist activity no matter how insignificant
4. Citizens should be loyal and patriotic to their leaders

INSURGENCY

An insurgency according to Wikipedia is a rebellion against authority,

Causes of insurgency

1. Economic hardship
2. Bad governance
3. Religious problem
4. Perceived marginalization by government

Effects of insurgency

1. It may lead to full blown war
2. It may complicate economic problems
3. Loss of lives
4. Incessant violence in the society
5. It discourage foreign investors

Prevention of insurgency

1. God governance
2. more jobs for the masses even development of the country
3. unity, equity, fairness, and justice

CLASSWORK

1. What is terrorism?
2. What are the causes of terrorism
3. state three solutions to problems of terrorism in Nigeria

ASSIGNMENT

Explain Arson

                WEEK 6

ARSON/KIDNAPPING

Arson in a simple sense means intentionally setting fire on a property or something, it has also been described as the crime of intentionally, deliberately and maliciously setting building, farmlands, vehicles or other property on fire with the aim of causing damage,

It is a major threat to national security,

Cause of Arson

1. Hatred against government policy
2. Political disagreement
3. Effort to cover up crimes by destroying useful documents needed for prosecution
4. May lead to unemployment

Effects of Arson

1. It retards economic growth
2. It may claim precious lives
3. Financial loss for businessmen
4. May cause scarcity of goods
5. May lead to unemployment

Prevention of Arson

1. Government properties should be properly secured
2. Offenders should receive stiff punishment
3. Communities should put measure in place to secure government properties in their area

KIDNAPPING

Kidnapping is an act of unlawfully transporting or holding a person in a particular place for the purpose of collecting a ransom for his release.

Causes of kidnapping

1. Desire for monetary gain
2. Tendency to revenge against a person
3. Political gain
4. Fight against the government
5. Youth unemployment

Effects of kidnapping

1. it brings unnecessary tension in the society
2. it increase crime rates in the country
3. it scares away foreign investors
4. it causes political instability

Prevention of kidnapping

1. Strict laws should be enacted by the legislature
2. Stiff punishment for the offenders
3. Education of the masses by the government
4. Good governance to improve the economy

CLASSWORK

1. What is arson?
2. State two causes of arson?
3. State five effects of arson
4. What is kidnapping?

ASSIGNMENT

Explain some of the effects of crimes on national security

WEEK 7

EFFECTS OF CRIMES ON SECURITY

The following are some of the effects of crimes on national security;

1. More funds is spent on security rather than development
2. Heavy spending on ammunition makes the economy to suffer
3. Fear of insecurity increases
4. Foreign investors become apprehensive and may leave the country
5. Proliferation of ammunition in the society
6. Curbing crimes that affects national security
7. Security agents must be patriotic
8. Government should procure necessary ammunition to fight all forms of crimes
9. Non-interference in criminal cases by the executive

CLASSWORK

1. What do you understand by national security?
2. Mention five crimes that affects national security

ASSIGNMENT

1. What is theft?
2. State four cases of crime