Ac3.4 - The Judicary And Charities/Pressure Groups

Question 1

Judiciary in achieving social control - positives

Answer 1

• Authority figure ensure that trials are fair & human rights compliant
• Experienced and highly qualified lawyer
• System of precedent to ensure consistency & fairness
• Help and support the jury in points of law

Question 2

Negatives

Answer 2

• Increasing number of appeals for unduly lenient sentences
• Out of touch with society and unrepresentative of it
• Judge bias - 68% are male, more then half are over the age of 50, 7% of judges are from minority backgrounds. 74% privately educated.
• Males judges having a lack of sympathy towards female rape victims.

Question 3

Example

Answer 3

• “Judge lets former drug dealer off unpaid work because of transport issues” 2017

Question 4

CHARITIES EVALUATION - positives

Answer 4

• Charities are sometimes better placed to reduce offending and re offending than government agencies
• They have a strong commitment to one group or issue and specialist knowledge of people’s needs
• Addresses route cause of criminality can help ex-offenders with accommodation/education (focuses on rehabilitation)

Question 5

Limitations

Answer 5

• They are all mostly voluntary organizations - funding does partly rely on donations (people may be less willing to pay.)
• Charities cannot force the government to act upon their cause
• They only exist where people are concerned about a particular issue or cause e.g., people may be concerned about victims of child sexual abuse to set up charities to support them. They may be less concerned about the abusers and less likely to set up organizations aimed at rehabilitating them.

Question 6

Example

Answer 6

• Nacro - helps with accommodation, education, training, outreach projects