AC3.1

Question 1

Role/Aims of the Prison Service?

Answer 1

manage offenders serving custodial sentences.
seek to rehabilitate an offender.

Question 2

Who funds the Prison service?

Answer 2

Ministry of Justice

Question 3

What are the working practices in relation to prison services?

Answer 3

122 prison across England and Wales
Public and Private prisons
Types= Cat A- Cat B- Cat C- Cat D

Question 4

Aims of the police ?

Answer 4

Investigate crime.
Bring law and order.
Protect life and property.
Bring offenders to justice.

Question 5

Philosophy of the police?

Answer 5

The public are the police and the police are the public. - Robert Peel (1829)

Question 6

Who funds the Police?

Answer 6

Tax payers, government, 3rd party events

Question 7

What are the working practices within relations to the police?

Answer 7

Specialist units- bomb squad, counter terrorism, CEOP.
Local reach/ Regional reach

Question 8

Role of Charity and pressure groups?

Answer 8

Support for a cause or specific topic.
Charity will raise money
Pressure groups will apply pressure upon government to make legislative changes.

Question 9

What is an example of a charity or pressure group and what do they do?

Answer 9

-NACRO (National Association for the care and resettlement of offenders):
•Provide 2nd chances in education, housing, employment, addiction help.
•Show support for people affected by their offending.
•Funded by donations/fundraisers but also through government grants.
-Campaign -> ‘end friday releases’ (offenders day of release).
- Women in prison- aim to help women affected by prison= an inmate or by the system.
• Domestic violence
• Relationships
• Feminine issues.
• Self funded q