EVALUATING AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CONTROL Flashcards

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what theories of social control do police meet?

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  • Coercion
  • Fear of punishment
  • Deterrence
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what theories of social control do police not meet?

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  • Tradition
  • Internalisation of social control and morality
  • Rational choice
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what are the limitations of police?

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  • Funding
  • Staffing shortages
  • Can’t severely punish directly (CPS/Court) so limits on retribution, reparation and public protection
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what are strengths of the CPS?

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  • Prosecute offenders
  • Public Protection
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what theories of social control does the CPS not meet?

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  • Rational choice
  • Tradition
  • Internalisation of social rules and morality
  • Coercion
  • Fear of punishment
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what are the limitations of the CPS?

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  • Tests to prosecute can be hard to follow
  • Funding shortage
  • Failure to produce successful prosecution at times
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what theory of social control does the police meet?

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  • Fear of Punishment
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what are the strengths of the judiciary?

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  • Retribution
  • Public Protection
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what are some limitations of the judiciary?

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  • Appeals
  • Ineffective at achieving social control
  • Be out of touch with society
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what theories of social control do prisons meet?

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  • Fear of Punishment
  • Coercion
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what theories of social control do prisons not meet?

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  • Internal social control
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what are limitations of prison?

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  • Overcrowding
  • Reoffending (Recidivism) rates are high
  • Rioting
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what theories of social control does probation meet?

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  • Coercion
  • Fear of punishment
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what are limitations of probation?

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  • Hard to maintain and control offenders (Tradition)
  • Difficult to change someone’s internalisation (Internalisation of social rules and morality
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