AC 3.4 Flashcards
1
Q
How are the police effective in achieving social control?
A
- Police powers, allowed to keep terrorists for 14 days
- Given power by the PACE Act
2
Q
How are the police ineffective in achieving social control?
A
- Local police prioritise certain crimes
- ONS said robbery and fraud increased in 2024
- Recidivism rates still increasing
- Birmingham Six, Stephen Lawrence, Harold Shipman
3
Q
How are the CPS effective in achieving social control?
A
- They use the Full Code Test
4
Q
How are the CPS ineffective in achieving social control?
A
- Lack of funding, downgrading charges
- Lack of organisation, Lord Janner
- Glidewell Report, too many judge-ordered acquittals
- Lack of funding, less experts for specific crimes
- Caroline Flack, Damilola Taylor, Liam Allen
5
Q
How is the judiciary effective in achieving social control?
A
- Can decide sentences
- Judicial precedent and statutory interpretation
- R v Twomey
6
Q
How is the judiciary ineffective in achieving social control?
A
- Judges are too lenient with their sentencing, unduly lenient sentencing
- Often middle-class, white, males
- R v Ponting
7
Q
How are prisons effective in achieving social control?
A
- Uses token economies, keeps control while in prison
8
Q
How are prisons ineffective in achieving social control?
A
- Lack of funding, less prison officers, Birmingham Prison Riots
- Overcrowding in prisons, reduced sentences to make space
- University of crime
- Token economies not working outside of prison
- Big drug population, harder to rehabilitate
9
Q
How is probation effective in achieving social control?
A
- Gives offenders the opportunity to be rehabilitated outside of prison
10
Q
How is probation ineffective in achieving social control?
A
- Lack of funding, less probation officers
- 2017 report, staff spend too much time on paperwork and targets than prisoners
- Partial privatisation of the probation service, society more involved
11
Q
How are charities and pressure groups effective in achieving social control?
A
- Unlock, removing criminal tick box on job applications
- Women’s Aid, provide space to talk about domestic abuse
- Ending Friday prison releases
- Help to raise awareness and put pressure on government
- NACRO, provide accommodation, food, education to offenders released from prison
12
Q
How are charities and pressure groups ineffective in achieving social control?
A
- Some people may not want to access these services
- Behaviour may not change after accessing these services
