3.4 - A03 for effectiveness of social control

Question 1

What is social control??

Answer 1

Organisations or bodies of people that put rules and regualtions into place for people to follow for society to run smoothly.

Question 2

A03 for the police??

Answer 2

+ Huge number of cases - people are reporting crime and are trusting police means they are relying in police to enforce laws and reduce crime - positive cycle ( currency )
+ Out of court disposals - penalty notices and cautions - saves money and time and means not overload of cases for courts and people can still contribute to society but watching their behaviour with threat of consequences ( circumstances )
- Lack of Funding - casey report down by 18% - less prosecutions - less justice for V - less officers to enforce those resisting social control.
- 2017 annual report HM inspector of police showed 2/3 of domestic abuse practiioners flet they had improveed but stilll shortcomings - reduced arrest rate - not using bail conditions to protect V - less cases reported to police (bias)
- Huge number of cases - over worked - mistakes made - Vs get no justice ( accuracy )

Question 3

A03 for CPS??

Answer 3

+ Independant of gov and police - prevents bias - can find against them so regulations passed for social control are democratic and fair. ( Bias )
+ Works with V and witnesses to uphold rights of D and protect those who follow social control - laws passed will hold weight as those breaking it are punished = high social control
- Mistakes can be made - demolia taylor - no justice for V = soical control is weak as laws not being enforced ( accuracy )
- Lack of funding - 25 - 30% of budegt and 1/3 of staff - less cases prosecuted - Ds released - more in society who dont follow/support social control ( Circumstances )
- Opinions of cps can cause lack of faith in system - Abu Hamza - less cases reported - less social control ( Opinion )

Question 4

AO3 for judiciary??

Answer 4

+ Unduly leinient scheme - sentences being increased to correct length -accurate -social control is enforced (Acuracy)
+ Privalty educated - good judgement - opinion can be trusted - correct decisions - effective social control (Opinion)
- Old upper class judges - out of touch and reflects in decisons - not effect as those regualtions are not good so not followed. (Currency)
- 71% male, 78% Oxbridge- not democraticac as social control for some and not others - latvinia woodwand - stabbed boyfriend but too smart for prison. (Bias)
- 678 applicants in 2021 that fit the criteria for unduly lienient scheme. 101 increased - Not effective - no social control

Question 5

A03 for Prisons??

Answer 5

+ Prisons choose when prisoners eat,sleep,excersie - can be easily enforced so social control is high
+ Some prisons focus more on rehabilitation
- Overcrowding 1993 was 43,000 2019 is 83,00 - more prisoners than guards means lack of rule enforcement - less social control
- Doesnt address rehabilitation - mental health needs, substance dependancy isnt addressed.
Cant/dont follow social control when out of prison - back in prison - cycle lack of social control
- Corruption - drug/phone black market - 2022-2023 had 264 assaults on guards and 277 assaults per prisoners is 2/3 higher than a decade ago - high offences within the prison show no social control.

Question 6

A03 for Probation service??

Answer 6

+ those working are usually expirienced - experts dealing with offenders - high social control
+ Regular checkups of inmates
- mixed results - reoffending rate is 46% - just under half are on license - limited effect - low social control
- Privatised CRCs were given targets wiht monetary reward - wouldt give offenders the correct rehab - low social control as not reformed them just filling quota

Question 7

A03 for Charities and Pressure Service??

Answer 7

+ those who started the charities care strongly - motivated and work harder - more funding more goals so more social control
+ Pressure groups know they cna change the law - snowdrop campaign - current presuure groups inspired by this so can keep gov and public aware of current issues
- Charities rely on donations and grants for fundong but competiion is strong - so some may not get what they need - cant promote issue so on traction - fails
- Pressure groups can only suggest/influence not force so social control is easily ignored. Some tehcnoques o do this may annoy public - Just Stop Oil
- Charities also rely on volunteers if they do not get enough they will struggle to run an organisation. This means effort will collapse - no social control