3.2 - Describe contribution of agencies to achieving social control

Question 1

What is the acronym used for this??

Answer 1

CPTED - Crime prevention through emvironment and Design

Question 2

What are the four things you can do??

Answer 2

1) Natural surveillance - more open spaces to deter offenders
2) Natural access control - design guides people in and out
3) Territorial Reinforcement
4) Maintinence - order and physical

Question 3

What is the functionilist view of crime??

Answer 3

Structure of society not the individual

Question 4

What is the Panopticon structure??

Answer 4

Watch tower overlooks all cells.
Guards can see prisoners but cannot be seen so prisoners have to behave as though they are being watched at all times.

Question 5

What is the broken window principle??

Answer 5

The more bad a place looks the more bad it - minor acts of disorder lead to serious crime

Question 6

What are gated lanes??

Answer 6

Lockable gates at each end of an alleyway

Question 7

What are behavioural tactics?

Answer 7

Tactics used to make a persons behaviour to make them more socially compliant.
Police use ASBOs - in 1998 and breaking it can be up to 5 years in prison

Key Words - Deterent + Punishment

Question 8

What are ASBOs??

Answer 8

Anti-social behaviour order - if under 18 - civil can be 12 months, criminal can be 12 months - 2 years.
Seen as “badge of honour” in some young groups -49% breached it

Labelling theory

Question 9

What is token economics??

Answer 9

Positive and negative rewards.
Tries to get desired behaviour - mixed results.
Individualistic theories

In prisons - drug free, obeying rules, positive interactions with staff and inmates

Question 10

What are some other institutional methods??

Answer 10

Punishments if prison rules -
Caution
Solitary
Privaliges removed
Money earned taken away

List some for teachers and schools