3.3 Limitations of Agencies In Achieving SC Flashcards
- Repeat Offending
- failing to rehabilitate - increased crime rates and therefore social control is not achieved
- because of this prison population from 1993 - 2015 has almost doubled
- those who have served 24 days and 12 months supervision - the no of people being recalled into custody has been 19% higher
facts + cases : BBPF
- re-conviction rates - 48%
- those with smaller sentences - not effective and with less than 12 months the recidivism rate is 63%
- annual cost of re-offending is £18.1B
- Access To Resources
- limits an offenders ability to rehabilitate and so social control is not achieved
- problems with accommodation, finance and employment upon release
- this lack of support may influence them to return to a life of crime
facts + cases : BBPF
- literacy levels in prisons has decreased - 62% of prisoners have literacy skills of an 11 y/o
- amount of people achieving qualifications fell in 2017-18
- plans for more prisoner apprenticeships but has still not been bought into action
- receive a discharge grant of £76
- no housing benefits if served 13+ weeks
- Civil Liberties and Legal Barriers
- these are basic rights or freedoms given to citizens
- include freedom of speech, movement, arrest, assembly, religion and association
- limits SC as people have these freedoms so it restricts agencies using it against people
facts + cases : abu qatada
- 2012 - ECHR ruled the hate preacher could not be deported to Jordan in risk of him bei g tortured to obtain evidence
- he would have been deported long if the ECHR did not create these new ‘unprecedented’ rules which blocked his deportation
- Funding
- public sector funding has been limited and there has been cuts in budgets which limits effectiveness of agencies in achieveing SC
- budgets were slashed by £300m leading to more pressure on staff and so more of them leaving
- funding depends on
1. political party in power
2. environmental status
3. status quo
facts + cases
- house of commons reduced funding by 25% in 2011-2015 - less no of officers
- hm prison sentence had a £900m cut and so more attacks on staff and more were leaving
- many cases where prisons have been seized and power overtaken which shows theres inability for SC if budget cuts take place
- Local and National Police
- some crimes are being prioritised while other crimes are being neglected
- e.g gang crime - police funded it £1.2m and introduced preventions but other crime was neglected
facts + cases :
- mayor of ldn : introduced policing plans to tackle hate crime such as increasing terror squad
- cps - focused on certain policies such as social media and homophobia
- amount of forms of crimes reported increased but they remain underreported
- Crime and Moral Imperatives
- strongly felt principles as people act thinking they are doing the ‘right thing’
- e.g assisted suicide
facts + cases : kay gilderdale
- administered her daughter drugs to help her die
- drastic action out of sympathy and she believed she was morally right but it is still a crime
