social policy

Question 1

what is social policy?

Answer 1

refers to the legislation, guidelines and interventions designed to change, maintain or create living conditions that are necessary for human welfare
- it is designed to address social issues = reduce crime

Question 2

give example of social policy??

Answer 2

gov has developed new policies to address knife crime = increase max sentence for those found with zombie style knives from 6 months to 2 years and another which is the knife crime prevention orders which is a community based sentence to steer young people away from knife crime.

Question 3

what is inform policy with example?

Answer 3

linked to non-official ideas to prevent crime =
- grounding by parents
- curfews
- detention
- withholding pocket money

Question 4

what is a formal policy with example?

Answer 4

linked to official ideas to prevent crime =
- fines
- custodial sentences
- community orders
- cognitive behaviour therapy

Question 5

what are crime control policies?

Answer 5

• examples of formal policies that place emphasis on reducing crime in society through increasing the powers of the police, prosecutors and courts
• most crime control policies have resulted in greater public spending on law enforcement and higher rates of incarceration in prisons

Question 6

what are state punishment policies?

Answer 6

• another example of formal policies which set guidelines for the type of punishments that go to particular crimes.
• in UK we have variety of punishments = imprisonment, fines, community service and police cautions.