AC3.3 Examine the limitations of agencies in achieving social control Flashcards
how many people are currently in prison in the uk
over 85,000
which country has lowest prison rate in western europe
norway
by how much was the budget for HM prison service reduced between 2010-11 and 2014-15
20%
overall cost for a prison place in england and wales
£46,696
what are the 6 civil liberties
freedoms of speech
freedoms of movement
freedoms of arbitrary arrest
freedom of assembly
freedom of association
freedoms of religious worship
how does SLT link with offending
offenders learn and copy from each other within the prison system . they can become better criminals, learning and practicing skills from others to encourage to continue to offend on release from prison
how does right realism link with offending
right realists argue that prison works. offenders are rational actors and consider the consequences of their crimes when deciding to offend. however the high rate of recidivism suggest that this isn’t true
how does marxism link with offending
marxists argue that unemployed offenders are more likely to re offend as they have little chance of meeting their needs living on nothing other than benefits-this also fits with MERTONS STRAIN THEORY- prisons are run by the bourgeoisie who don’t reskill prisoners, in order to keep them in their place.
how many males reoffend within the first year of release, how does this change for those serving less than 12 moths
51%
increases too 63%
how is facial recognition a breach of civil liberties
-violates privacy rights
-breaks protection&equality laws
-lack of safeguarding on who’s image is on watch list
why is the use of facial recognition being challenged in court?
police use of intrusive and discriminatory facial recognition violates privacy rights and breaks data protection be equality act
how does the due process model limit agencies in achieving social control
obstacle course too many barriers, justice delayed as there’s too many procedures to follow.
pace as a limitation in social control
right to duty solicitor
must be told reason for arrest
how do shorter sentences limit social control
dont give enough time to do the intestine work needed to address deep seated problems such as drug dependency. limited axes o appropriate courses
what is the % cut in prison officers
15%
what’s the impact of a cut in prison officers
less supervision of prisoners in activities the will help their rehabilitation.
increased violence and drug use due to lack of supervision
what’s the effect of limited opportunities for release in temporary licence(ROTL)
staff shortages means few trusted prisoners are allowing to attend training,employment and job interviews
hats the effect of inadequate resources for education training
in 2020 chief inspector of prisons said half prisons inspected had too few programs of useful activity, fewer than 214 were good or reasonably good activities
hi w did covid 19 effect rehabilitation efforts
prisoners kept in cells for 23hours a day- no chance to rehabilitate in an our. isolated from each other
what obstacles prevented HMP Birmingham from being able to rehabilitate their prisoners?
december 2016 worst prison riot in 2 decades.
officers forced to retreat
300 prisoners ended up being moved to other prisons due to overcrowding
why is release on temporary licence
prisoners serve the remainder of their sentence in the community under the supervision of the probation service
how is lack of money a problem for newley released prisoners
£76 discharge gent on release is very little money, some have accumulated debt
how is lack of a job a problem faced by newer released prisoners
only 1/4 of prisoners have a job to go to on release
26% employed after 6 month of release
half of respondents in survey said the wouldn’t employ an ex offender
how is homelessness an problem in newley released offenders
only about 1/2 of offenders have settled accommodation on release. prisoners lose entitlement to housing benefit after 3 weeks in prison
what was the budget cut for the police between 2018-19, ho many officers lost
19%, 20000 officers lost
consequences of underfunding in police force
more stress/ staff absences
failure to disclose info to cps/cases collapsing
shortcuts kept does court cases
what was the budget cut of the cps between2010-2018
25%
effect of the cps budget cut
fewer prosecutors for heavier case loads
delays i getting cases to court
downgrading charges so prosecution can happen faster and cheaper
