The best-selling This is Citizenship course has been revised and updated to provide a structured programme of flexible activities which cover all the key concept, range and content requirements of the 2008 Citizenship national curriculum.

This is Citizenship 2 builds on the skills developed in This is Citizenship 1. It provides case studies and activities for use in Year 8, which look at the core themes of:

1. Communities
2. Identites and ethnic diversity
3. The law and young people

The classroom-friendly activities are carefully designed to:
- be flexible for use on their own or as part of your own school-designed scheme of work
- be accessible to all abilities and easy to prepare and use
- promote knowledge and understanding and to develop the essential skills and processes
- allow you to incorporate local initiatives which reflect the needs of your own school community.

The Pupil's Book is comprehensively supported by:
- a Teacher's Resource Book which provides further help with differentiation and assessment
- a Dynamic Learning CD-ROM which provides all the resources from the Pupil's Book and Teacher's Resource Book, as well as additional resources, for use via an interactive whiteboard or data projector.

This book is part of a book series called This Is Citizenship .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Hodder Education .

Julia and Terry Fiehn are experienced authors and advisors in Citizenship Education.

This book has the following chapters: Section 1: Rules and fairness, rights and responsibilities 1. 1 How does the law affect young people? Developing your arguing skills 1. 2 Why do young people break the law? 1. 3 Why are young people attracted to gangs? 1. 4 What happens to young offenders when they are caught? 1. 5 The Youth Court 1. 6 Sentencing 1. 7 The consequences of crime 1. 8 Inside a young offenders' institution Reflection Section 2: Local communities and local government 2. 1 Who can help with problems in your neighbourhood? 2. 2 Who makes the decisions that affect your community? 2. 3 Supermarket swoop! 2. 4 Do you get what you pay for? Developing your survey skills 2. 5 What helps people to get along together? 2. 6 What is a stereotype and why does it matter? 2. 7 The effects of racism 2. 8 Schools and the community Reflection Section 3: Human rights in a global community 3. 1 Investigating citizens' rights on Planet Hoff 3. 2 What are human rights? Developing your campaigning skills 3. 3 It's a global world! 3. 4 European migration 3. 5 Refugees 3. 6 Press freedom 3. 7 Complaints against the press 3. 8 Speaking out! Reflection Glossary Index