Aims

The programme aims to give teenagers the opportunity to:

• Discuss freely how they view shoplifting
• Explore the effects of shoplifting on the defendant and the victims (shop owners)
• The responsibility to decide on an appropriate punishment for shoplifting
• An insight into the how legal system views shoplifting

Learning outcomes

• The case will illustrate how quickly and easily petty theft can escalate and become a hard habit to break
• The legal consequences of shoplifting
• An understanding of how and why teenagers can get sucked into petty crime