AC3.3 Finance as a limitation of agencies of social control

Question 1

How much budget does the probation service receive?

Answer 1

A share of £4.6billion from government taxes

Shared between the prison

Question 2

What is a CRC

Answer 2

Community rehabilitation company

Question 3

What are some limitations of a CRC

Answer 3

• 19/21 did not meet their targets
• Lack of trained/experienced staff
• Staff overworked = 50 to 100 cases each, senior probation officers had up to 900
• Model was deemed irredeemably flawed
• Phone call made once every six weeks

Question 4

How are CRCs funded?

Answer 4

Only got paid if they met their target

Compete with probation service to save money

Question 5

Prison budget

Answer 5

Receive a share of £4.6billion
— £3billion in 2018 = underfunded
£33,000 to keep someone in prison

Question 6

Limitations of prisons

Answer 6

• 58% of prisons are overcrowded = drug epidemic
• Lack of access to rehab and education
• Riots (Birmingham prison)
• 38% of all prisoners reoffend
• Budget cuts = not enough staff in prisons to supervise = 69 suicides in 2018

Question 7

How many prisons in England & Wales

Answer 7

122 -> 108 gov funded/ran

-> 14 private prisons ran by private companies

Question 8

How are they judiciary funded

Answer 8

Pay decided by independent panel

Senior Salaries Review Body
£110,000 -> £257,000

Funded by the gov through taxes

Question 9

Limitations of the judiciary

Answer 9

• Less cases go to court = CPS/gov don’t have money to pay for the judges = people get let off with crime
• 95% of cases goes to the magistrates (less cases go to court because money is an issue
• Costs £110,000 to £257,000 for a judge

Question 10

How are Charities and Pressure Groups funded?

Answer 10

• Non profit organiastions

- Not funded by the government, rely on fundraising and donations

Question 11

Limitations of Charities and Pressure Groups

Answer 11

• Rely on donations and fundraising, without these cannot provide a service
• Doesnt reach all areas
• Mostly support young offenders and less serious crime (volunteers not legally trained)

Question 12

How is the CPS funded?

Answer 12

• Funded by the government through general taxation –> £500million per year
• Given money by recovering assests

Question 13

Limitations of the CPS

Answer 13

• Budget cut by 25% = need to drop more cases
• Staff cut by 1/3
• Send more cases to magistrates than Crown Court = more people get away with crime

Question 14

How are the Police funded?

Answer 14

• Funded by Home Office, council tax, Department for Cimmunties and Local Government (DCLG)
• Funded by some policing commerical events e.g. football matches

Question 15

Limitations of the Police

Answer 15

• Budget cut by 19% between 2010-2018
• Fall in number of officers (44,000 lost)
• 999 call response doubled = less people to answer the phone
• Fewer officers to patrol
• Drop invesitgations that are too complex = dont have time or resources to investigate