Effectiveness of agencies in achieving social control

Question 1

What are the strengths of prisons in achieving social control?

Answer 1

• retribution
• rehabilitation
• Deterrence
• Public protection
• Fear of punishment

Question 2

What are the limitations of prisons in achieving social control?

Answer 2

• not effective for short sentences
• lack of tax
• there is still the chance of reoffending

Question 3

What are the strengths of the probation service in achieving social control?

Answer 3

• rehabilitation
• retribution
• reparation

Question 4

What are the limitations of the probation service in achieving social control?

Answer 4

• there is no public protection because recidivism cannot be controlled
• they can’t control internal aims of social control

Question 5

What are the strengths of charities in achieving social control?

Answer 5

• rehabilitation
• control theory
• rational ideology

Question 6

What are the limitations of charities in achieving social control?

Answer 6

• there is no government funding
• they are not able to get the platform that they need

Question 7

What are the strengths of pressure groups in achieving social control?

Answer 7

• rehabilitation
• control theory
• rational ideology

Question 8

What are the limitations of pressure groups in achieving social control?

Answer 8

• there is no government funding
• they cannot get the platform that they need

Question 9

What are the strengths of the police in achieving social control?

Answer 9

• coercion
• fear of punishment
• deterrence
• public protection

Question 10

What are the limitations of the police in achieving social control?

Answer 10

• internal social control is not changed
• lack of funding
• Staff shortages

Question 11

What are the strengths of the CPS in achieving social control?

Answer 11

• retribution
• public protection
• deterrence

Question 12

What are the limitations of the CPS in achieving social control?

Answer 12

• there is a lack of deterrence within the CPS
• there is no rehabilitation
• there is only fear of punishment when the prosecution occurs

Question 13

What are the strengths of the judiciary in achieving social control?

Answer 13

• retribution
• deterrence
• reparation
• public protection
• rehabilitation
• fear of punishment
• coercion
• external values

Question 14

What are the limitations of the judiciary in achieving social control?

Answer 14

• there is no rational ideology
• it cannot change someones internal values
• different judges interpret the law differently