3.4 Evaluate the effectiveness of agencies in achieving social control Flashcards
What did the 2017 report by the HM Inspector of police find?
shortcomings of police dealing with domestic abuse cases
How many offences were recorded by police in 2016 compared to june 2020?
-2016=4.5M
-june 2020=5.8m
What were the knife crime figures in 2014 and march 2020?
-2014=24,000
-march 2020=35,800
What were the firearm figures in 2014 and 2020?
2014=4,900
-2020=9,800
What was the % of cases resulting in a charge in 2015 and 2020?
2015=15%
2020=17%
What did the 1999 Macpherson report find?
that the Met police were institutionally racist
What was the 2023 Casey report on?
The Metropolitan Police
What did the police do in 2014?
South Yorkshire police invited the BBC to film a raid on Sir Cliff Richard
In a typical 3 month period how many cases are prosecuted in the crown and magistrate courts?
-crown=80,000
-magistrates=450,000
What % of defendents who are prosecuted are convicted?
80%
In 2018 what did the guardian report?
that CPS specialist rape prosecutors had been told to drop ‘weak’ cases
If the CPS took 550 weak rape cases out of the system what would the conviction rate go up by?
60%
What did the number of rape cases rise by 2016-2020?
by 1/3
What did the number of rape cases convictions decrease by 2016-2020?
60%
What was the CPS budget cut and how many staff did they lose?
25% cut and lost 1/3 of staff
When did the Liam Allen case collapse?
2011
How many judges are over 50?
more than 1/2
What % of judges are male?
68%
What % of the judges under 40 are female?
51%
What % of judges are BAME?
7%
What % of judges are privately educated?
74%
What % of judges went to Oxbridge?
74%
What did Judge Pickles do?
sentenced a man who was convicted of sexually assaulting a 6 year old girl to probation
What sentence did Lavinia Woodward get for stabbing her boyfriend in 2017?
suspended sentence
In 2018 how many sentences were referred to the unduly lenient sentences scheme and how many had the sentences increased?
140 referred and 99 had sentences increased
Between 2010-2018 how much did the number of prison officers reduce by?
15%
What were the prison populations in 1993 and 2021?
-1993=40,000
-2021=80,000
In 2020 how many assaults on staff in prison were there?
9,800
In 2020 how many assault incidents were there in prison?
32,000
What % of all ex-offenders reoffended?
36%
What % of those who received short sentences reoffended?
64%
What % of juvenielle offenders reoffended?
37%
What year was the probation service inspection report of CRCs? and what year were the CRC contracts ended?
-2018
-2020
In 2020 how many incidents of self harm were there in prison?
65,000
Between 2003-2013 how many deaths in prison were linked to spice?
117
percentage of cases resulting in someone being charged in 2015 compared to 2020?
-2015= 15%
-2020=7%
impact of increased prison population?
-in 2018, 58% prisons overcrowded
how much are black officers more likely to be in misconduct system
81% more likely
