unit 4 Flashcards
What is the main aim of the Crime Control model?
Repression of crime to ensure a free society. Emphasizes expanded police powers, presuming guilt, and removing legal technicalities.
What analogy is used for the Crime Control model?
An ‘assembly line’ or ‘conveyor belt’ for swift processing of cases.
What is a key belief of the Due Process model?
The greatest threat to a free society is the state’s power, so the rights of defendants must be safeguarded.
What is the presumption of the Due Process model?
Presumption of innocence until proven guilty, with investigations acting as legal obstacles.
What theory aligns with the Crime Control model?
Right realism.
What theory aligns with the Due Process model?
Left realism.
What is internal social control?
Regulation of one’s own behavior based on accepted social norms.
What is rational ideology in internal social control?
The belief that the laws of the land are proper and correct, often instilled through feelings of guilt or anxiety.
How does tradition act as a form of internal social control?
Through religion or culture, e.g., not eating meat on Good Friday, shaping behavior through socialization.
What is internalization of social rules?
When external rules become internal values, e.g., seeing queue jumping as wrong due to societal norms.
How do police contribute to external social control?
By enforcing conformity through stop, search, arrest, and detention.
What does PACE 1984 regulate?
Police powers for stop, search, arrest, and detention to ensure lawful enforcement.
What role does coercion play in external social control?
Force, whether physical or non-violent, is used to achieve conformity. Examples include imprisonment or boycotts.
How does fear of punishment act as social control?
Deterrence prevents reoffending, with individual deterrence targeting the offender and general deterrence discouraging others.
What is the role of the CPS in social control?
To charge and prosecute suspects, ensuring conformity through legal processes.
