A3.2 describe the contribution of agencies to achieving social control

Question 1

how can environmental design effect social control

Answer 1

• depending on the area it may be more prone to crime due to it being more run down. so making all areas more open and light would prevent crime

Question 2

what are 3 examples of how environmental design can achieve social control

Answer 2

• gated lanes
• more street lights
• low level bushes

Question 3

how can prison design impact social control

Answer 3

prison can be designed and layed out in different ways, depending on these ways different aspects of social control could be achieved

Question 4

what are 3 types of prison design and how do they achieve social control.

Answer 4

• panopticon- creates an all seeing environment, prioners are always being watched, abolishes croweds.
• super max- more expensive but show more visible signs of danger to stop being from commiting crime inside e.g tall wallls and barbed wire.
• human ecological prison- treats prioners more freely, focuses heavily on rehabilitation rather than retribution an example is bastoy prion in norway.

Question 5

what is an example of a behavioural tactic to achieve social control

Answer 5

token economy- used in prions, people are rewarded for good behaviour and punished for bad.