External Forms Of Social Control - Police

Question 1

How do the police provide external social control

Answer 1

Powers of stop and search, arresting, detaining and questioning suspects

Question 2

What is coercion

Answer 2

Use of force to achieve a desired end

Question 3

What is physical coercion

Answer 3

Bodily injury, imprisonment and in some countries death penalty

Question 4

What is non violent coercion

Answer 4

Strike, boycott, non cooperation

Question 5

How do police use coercion

Answer 5

Physically detain someone they suspect of criminal activity if they do not comply

Question 6

Where do the rights to use coercion come from

Answer 6

Under the police and criminal evidence act 1984

Question 7

What word best describes fear of punishment

Answer 7

Inherent in deterrence

Question 8

Define inherent in deterrence

Answer 8

Punishment is used as a threat to deter people from offending

Question 9

Define individual deterrence

Answer 9

Punishment imposed on offenders to deter them from committing further crimes

Question 10

How do police use individual deterrence

Answer 10

Give someone a warning or caution without charging them

Question 11

Define general deterrence

Answer 11

Fear of punishment that prevents others from committing similar crimes

Question 12

How do police use general deterrence

Answer 12

Presence of the streets can prevent a person from committing a crime