ac3.4: evaluate the effectiveness of agencies in achieving social control - charities and pressure groups

Question 1

how are the prison reform trust effective?

Answer 1

• strives to work towards a humane and effective penal system, this will help increase social control inside prisons
• ‘care not custody’ campaign = prompted the gov to develop mental health services in police stations and courts for vulnerable suspects, their work has helped secure £50 mil from the gov for such schemes

Question 2

how are the prison reform trust ineffective?

Answer 2

• don’t receive gov funding so it can lack funds to help bring about social control
• runs on voluntary donations so must persuade people to donate so they can provide support within the cjs

Question 3

how are the prince’s trust effective?

Answer 3

• provides support for young people aged 11-30, empowering them to obtain jobs and education, includes young people who have broken the law, helping create social control
• principal fundraising event ‘invest in futures’ raised over £22 mil to invest in young people since 2005

Question 4

how are the prince’s trust ineffective?

Answer 4

• people may not want to provide funds that help people who have broke the law

Question 5

how are the howard league for penal reform effective?

Answer 5

• aim for less crime, safer communities and fewer people in prison, this would help to achieve social control
• ‘books for prisoners’ campaign = argued against restrictions on prisoners receiving books from friends and family. it was successful and they won an award in 2015 in recognition of their work. the books helped prisoners find focus and went towards achieving social control

Question 6

how are the howard league for penal reform ineffective?

Answer 6

• there are many charities in the cjs that are competing against each other for support