AC3.4 Flashcards
Evaluation of prisons
Staff cuts: between 2010-2018 budget fell by 16% staff levels declined prisons are now overcrowded means there’s less support and opportunities for prisoners eg education
Overcrowding: prisons population has doubled 43,000 in 1953to 80,000 in 2021, in 2018 58% of prisons were overcrowded meaning more inmates to control and cramped conditions
Drug issues: drug use has risen, drugs like spice are used heavily which are 100x more pure which can make inmates more aggressive, violent and can suffer from psychosis. Between 2008-2018 117 prison deaths were linked to drug use. 2016 psychoactive substance act out lawed them in prison
Police evaluation
Hillsborough disaster police failed to distribute supporters unevenly into the stadium so ended with supporters crowded in a small space. David duckinsfield allowed the gates to be opened but lied and said that supporters forced their way in. Statements took at the scene were altered but revealed that deaths were unlawful and the police were responsible.
-116/164 statements were changed/ pressured.
Judiciary evaluation
Livinia Woodward had stabbed her husband and was convicted. Woodward was highly educated (Oxford university) and was a medical student she could afford the top lawyers the judge told her jail term would damage her prospects so she received a suspended sentence women who are not from privately educated backgrounds were not given the same treatment and their prospects were ignored and sentenced to prison
CPS evaluation
Jimmy saville a well known tv presenter used his wealth fame and authority and took advantage of minors and sexually assaulted them as he worked closely with vulnerable people wether that be in schools, hospitals care homes ect. In 2009 the cps failed to prosecute saville Surrey police investigated complaints made against the celebrity. Jimmy was interviewed and interrogated but was not charged and he didn’t say anything. Case was closed due to insufficient evidence. Saville got away with it as he had the ability to tip off victims to keep them quiet if CPS were more efficient and filed against him none of the victims would have been hurt.
Probation evaluation
Since 2010 697 murders took place in which they had been supervised by probation this breaches the aims and objectives of probation as 952 rape convictions took place by individuals on probation.
Lawrence Bierton was on a life sentence for 2 murders jn 1995 in 2010 beirton moved into a property and killed his next door neighbour probation allowed him to reoffend and did not safeguard the public
Charities and pressure groups evaluation nacro
-Nacros ethos is support and reintegrate offenders however because it is charities it can be less likely to get donations therefore lack of funding due to media representations of offenders which will push people away from donating.
WIP evaluation (women in prison)
WIP Aims to reduce the number of women. 84% of women in prisons are for non violent crimes. Believes that most of women convicted are victims of domestic abuse or sexual assault aims to make courts use prisons as a last resort. Helps address mental health hashes which can prevent reoffending however media reports can also influence donations.
