3.1 Flashcards

1
Q

what are the 6 agencies of social control?

A

• police
• CPS
• judiciary
• prison
• probation service
• pressure groups

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what are the police philosophy and values?

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  1. honesty and integrity
  2. authority, respect and courtesy
  3. equality and diversity
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what are the police aims and objectives?

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  1. reduce crime and maintain law and order
  2. protection of life + property
  3. preservation of peace
  4. prevention and detection of criminal offences
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4
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what are the 4 police POWERS?

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• arrest
• detain
• search
• interview

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5
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how are the police funded?

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by a central government grant

+ some income raised through council tax

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what are the police working practices?

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all forces have teams of officers who are responsible for general beat duties + respond to calls from public

specialists such as; Anti Terrorism

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7
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what are police support officers?

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fully trained volunteers who provide support to the police

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what are the CPSs philosophy and values?

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• independence and fairness
• honesty and openness
• treating everyone with respect
• behaving professionally & striving for excellence
• equality and inclusion

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CPS aims and objectives..

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  1. advices police on lines of enquiry/evidence needed to build a case
  2. assess evidence & keeps cases under review
  3. decide whether a case gets prosecuted or not + the charge
  4. preps a case + presents in court
  5. supports and assists victims and prosecution witnesses
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how is CPS funded?

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by the government + additional funds from court cases

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what are the working practices of CPS?

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• dealing with the full range of offended and criminals + take responsibility for all serious cases
• local and national reach - 14 regional area and teams processing cases locally

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