AC3.3 Flashcards
What are 7 limitations of agencies in achieving social control
- Recidivism
- Civil liberties and legal barriers
- Access to resources and support
- Finance
- Local and National policies
- Evironment
- Moral Imperatives
What is the overall reoffending rate
24.7
How is Reoffending Rates linked to SLT
Offender go to prison and improve crimes as they learn of each other in prison
What are civil liberties
Basic Rights and freedoms gained to a country through the law
How can civil liberties link to Marxism
Laws are neccessary as they protect teh wokring class
Whats a case study of Civil Liberties
Abu Qatada
how is access to resources and support a limitation of achiving social control
Limits prisoners from being able to rehabilitate and therefore bring about soical control.
What happens when prisoners are released from prison
Offenders will face problems with finance, accomodation and employment or training opportunities
why do prisoners turn back to crime
Lack of support and resources
how has finance led to loss of social control
- Police budgets have been cut
- CPS had staff cuts
What happened as a result of staff cuts in prison
This led to the cause of riots HMP birmingham
How has Local and national Policies led to the loss of social control
- Police forces prioritse certain crimes so some crime are not investigated
How has the environment led to the loss of social control
- Prisoners will return to same social circle
- less likely to reoffend if they live with family but only 61% do
How does this link to the Marxist theory
Bourgeosie prevent proletariat form achieveing in life and give them no other option but to commit crime
What are moral imperitives
Strongly held principle that compels a person to act
