AC3.4 Evaluate the effectiveness of agencies in achieving social control

Question 1

Identify role of probation service

Answer 1

• make pre-sentencing reports
• check those on probation
• make sure requirements followed
• with prison service, offers rehabilitation
• oversee approved premises

Question 2

Privatisation of probation service

Answer 2

-unmanageable caseloads 
More stress, more quit
Poor performance 
-no knowledge shared between probation services 
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Question 3

Positives of Probation service in achieving social control

Answer 3

More target driven, prevent reoffending
Half rate oof reoffending than prisons
NPs more successful in achieving social control than cry
Protects public-high risk offenders dealt with
-monitors decrease likelihood of reoffending
Deters offenders

Question 4

Negatives of probation service in achieving social control

Answer 4

Shortage of officers
High caseloads, low standards and less consistent
Some probation over phone-chance of lying
When split of nps andcrc inadequate training
Privatisation- staff left
Not equipped to deal with extra work
No knowledge sharing
Some offenders lost on system

Question 5

Limitations of probation service

Answer 5

crcs
inspection findings- only 54% cases supervised
bias
updated policy- crc had not worked
NPS-shortage, high workload,shortage of programmes to address cause