Ac 3.1

Question 1

What is Ac3.1?

Answer 1

Explain the role of agencies in social control

Question 2

what does social control involve?

Answer 2

getting people to conform to society’s norms and laws

Question 3

what are the agencies involved in maintaining social control that are sponsored or controlled by the government ?

Answer 3

The police, the Crown prosecution service, the judiciary, the prisons and the probation service

Question 4

What agencies are involved in maintaining social control that are outside of government control?

Answer 4

charities and pressure groups

Question 5

who was the founder of the metropolitan police?

Answer 5

Sir Robert Peel

Question 6

when was the metropolitan police founded?

Answer 6

1829

Question 7

What are the 5 philosophy’s of the police?

Answer 7

1. prevent crime + disorder
2. there ability to perform their job depends of public approval
3. physical force is a last resort
4. duty to impartially serve the law
5. police are still citizens, just in uniform

Question 8

what are the three police codes of ethics?

Answer 8

courage, respect/empathy and public service

Question 9

in the police code of ethics what does courage mean?

Answer 9

standing against anything, ensure distributes and handled professionally

Question 10

In the police code of ethics what does respect/empathy mean?

Answer 10

to recognise and respond to physical mental and emotional challenges

Question 11

In the police code of ethics what does public service mean?

Answer 11

taking pride in providing an excellent service to the public

Question 12

What are four aims of the police?

Answer 12

1. keep the peace and to maintain order
2. protect life and property
3. prevent, detect and investigate crime
4. bring offenders to justice

Question 13

Under what act helps police using their powers to complete their aims?

Answer 13

Police and Criminal evidence act (1984)

Question 14

Under the police and criminal evidence act (1984) what specific legal powers do the police have?

Answer 14

Stop, question, search, arrest, detain and interview member of the public regarding a crime

Question 15

what was the total police budget in 2020/21?

Answer 15

£15.2 billion

Question 16

what three sources does the police budget come from?

Answer 16

1. 2/3 of it come from the central government
2. 1/3 comes from local council tax
3. small amount is from charging for local services

Question 17

how much did the police funding fall from in 2010-2018?

Answer 17

19%

Question 18

what did the budget cuts of the police lead to between 2010-2018?

Answer 18

fall of 20,000 officers

Question 19

by 2020 how many police officers were there in England and Wales?

Answer 19

123,000

Question 20

How many regional police forces are there in the uk?

Answer 20

39 in England, 4 in wales, 1 in Scotland and 1 in northern Ireland

Question 21

Other than the regional police forces what other police organisations are there?

Answer 21

specialist police organisations with a Uk wide reach such as border force

Question 22

What type of offenders do the police deal with?

Answer 22

virtually all types of offences/offenders, yet some specialist law enforcement agencies deal with specific types of crimes