Sociological Policies

Question 1

What is right realism

Answer 1

Sees criminals as making a rational choice to commit crime and therefore focuses on punishment

Question 2

What are the three right realism policies

Answer 2

Zero - tolerance

CCTV

Penal populism

Question 3

What is penal populism

Answer 3

The governments attempt at proposing laws to punish offenders that will be popular with the general public

Question 4

Why did penal populism start

Answer 4

As a result of the James Bulger case

Question 5

What did political parties say needed to happen with crime

Answer 5

The offenders needed to be punished more

Question 6

What did penal populism lead to

Answer 6

Prison population growing

Led to more punitive laws

Question 7

What is the zero - tolerance policy

Answer 7

That all crimes should be acted on, no matter how trivial

Question 8

What is the zero tolerance approach based on

Answer 8

Broken window theory

Question 9

What does the zero tolerance approach try to prevent

Answer 9

Further crime

- if it isn’t dealt with it will lead to bigger issues

Question 10

What happened in NYC when zero-tolerance was used

Answer 10

Crime fell by 39%

Murder fell by 49%

Question 11

Where does zero tolerance approach work best

Answer 11

In high populated areas with high policing and large amounts of petty crimes

Question 12

What is CCTV

Answer 12

Close circuit television

Question 13

What are two advantages of using CCTV

Answer 13

Offenders can’t deny it if there’s CCTV

Makes rest of society feel safe

Question 14

What are three disadvantages of CCTV

Answer 14

Expensive

Technical issues

People can play to avoid it

Question 15

What are three types of sociological theories that influence policy’s

Answer 15

Right realism

Left realism

Labelling theory

Question 16

What are the three policies developed because of labelling theory

Answer 16

Decriminalisation

Diversion policies

Reintegrative shaming

Question 17

What is decriminalisation policy

Answer 17

Fewer people are labelled as criminal, preventing offending

Question 18

What is diversion policies

Answer 18

Attempting to prevent offenders from entering the criminal justice system

Question 19

What is an example of diversion policies

Answer 19

Not charging someone - rehabilitation

Question 20

What is reintegrative shaming

Answer 20

Attempts to label the action rather than the person

Question 21

What is left realism

Answer 21

See the root of the crime as a result of an unequal and unfair social structure and therefore focus on addressing social issues

Question 22

What are the two left realism policies

Answer 22

Multi-agency approach

Restorative Justice

Question 23

What is the multi-agency approach

Answer 23

Co-operation between agencies working in a criminal justice system

Question 24

An example of a multi-agency approach

Answer 24

No Knives Better Lives campaign

Question 25

What is the restorative justice policy

Answer 25

The offender meets and communicates with the victim or people that they could have harmed

Question 26

What is an advantage of restorative justice

Answer 26

Benefits victim and offenders

Question 27

What are two disadvantages of restorative justices

Answer 27

Could bring up past trauma for victims

Offenders might only do it for attention or so that they are seen as the victim