Global Perspectives · May / June 2020 · Paper 12 · Question 1

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1(a)[1]
Candidates should identify from Source 1:
Singapore
Further guidance – the only acceptable answer is listed above.
1(b)[2]
Candidates may identify the following possible answers from Source 2:
Poverty.
Organised crime.
Unemployment.
Income inequality.
Access to guns and other weapons.
Drug and alcohol abuse.
Gang rivalries.
Low educational attainment.
Low economic development.
1 mark should be awarded for each correctly identified consequence up to a maximum of 2 marks.
Further guidance – the only acceptable answers are listed above. However, candidates may use their own words.
1(c)[3]
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Candidates may identify one of the following causes:
Poverty.
Organised crime.
Unemployment.
Income inequality.
Access to guns and other weapons.
Drug and alcohol abuse.
Gang rivalries.
Low educational attainment.
Low economic development.
Candidates may give the following reasons, any of which could be used, to justify their choice:
Has greatest impact.
Affects most people.
Ethically or morally most unacceptable.
The most difficult to solve.
Has multiple consequences.
Creates spiral of decline/vicious circle.
Other reasonable response.
Further guidance – candidates are most likely to discuss causes from Source 2 as listed above. However, the assessment is focused mainly upon their reasoning / justification and therefore additional points should be credited.
The following levels of response should be used to award marks. Level 3 (3 marks) Good response
Clearly reasoned explanation explicitly linked to a cause with one developed point or three relevant but undeveloped points.
Level 2 (2 marks) Reasonable response
Some explanation with two (or more) undeveloped points. The link between the explanation and a cause may be implicit / unclear at times.
Level 1 (1 mark) Limited response
Limited explanation. Explanation is not linked to a cause explicitly. Level 0 (0 marks)
No relevant response or creditworthy material.
1(d)[6]
Indicative content
Candidates are likely to identify the following personal consequences:
Victims experience pain, stress and personal loss.
Suffering.
Mental illness.
People fear going out at night due to reporting of violent crime.
More money is spent on security personally/in families.
Candidates are likely to identify the following national consequences:
Businesses spend more money on security.
Businesses may not invest in areas where violent crime is high.
Tourists may stop coming to the country.
Government has less to spend on schools and hospitals.
3 marks are available for the explanation of each consequence. A total of 6 marks (3 marks + 3 marks) are therefore available for the questions as a whole.
The following levels of response should be used to award marks. Level 3 (3 marks) Good response
A clear and full explanation of the consequence explicitly related to the context – personal or national.
Level 2 (2 marks) Reasonable response
A basic or partial explanation of the consequence generally related to the context – personal or national.
Level 1 (1 mark) Limited response
An identification of a consequence with limited or no explanation related to the context – personal or national.
Level 0 (0 marks)
No relevant response or creditworthy material.

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