Unit 4 - AC2.1 - Explain Forms Of Social Control Flashcards
What is social control
The intention of making people within society act in a certain way, most often with laws and expectations of good, social behaviour
What are the two main forms of social control
Internal and external
Define internal forms of social control
Controls of our behaviour that come from within ourselves that lead us to conform to the rules of society as it’s the right thing to do
What are the 3 forms of internal social control
Tradition and culture // internalisation of social rules and morality // rational ideology
How is tradition and culture a form of social control
Our culture becomes a part of us through socialisation and conforming to these values and norms are a way to affirm one’s identity as a manner of a community
How is internalisation os social rules and morality a form of social control
We internalise rules on society through socialisation from ripple such as parents, teachers, peer groups and religion, these moral codes become our own
How is rational ideology a form of social control
Because we Internalise social rules and use them to decide right and wrong, conscience and guilt and worry guide law following
What are external forms of social control
They aim to ensure we conform to expectations and rules though using agencies of social control
What are the 4 main agencies of social control
Police, cps, judges and magistrates and the prison service
What powers of social control do the police have
Stops and search, arrest and detain, questioning
What powers of social control do the cps have
Can charge and prosecute a suspect in court
What powers of social control do judges and magistrates have
Bail or remand suspect in custody and sentence the guilty to various punishments
What powers of social control do the prison service have
Detain prisoners against their will, punish prisoners misbehaviour
What are the 2 main methods that the agencies use to ensure law abiding
Coercion and fear of punishment
What is coercion
The threat of force- physical or psychological
What is the fear of punishment
The threat that force will be used against you if you don’t obey the law
Os the fear of punishment a deterrence or a rehabilitation
Deterrence
What are the 2 key assumptions of deterrence
Individual deterrence and general deterrence
What is individual deterrence
The punishment imposed on someone to deter them from criminal activities eg a suspended sentence
What is general deterrence
The fear of punishment which prevents others committing similar offences eg a lengthy prison sentence
What are control theories
The theories that supports the view that people need nurturing to develop attachments that are key in producing internal controls like conscience
What does the control theory try to explain
Why people don’t commit crimes
According to the control theory what is crime a result of
Insufficient attachment and commitment to others
Who developed the control theories
Travis Hirschi and Walter reckless
Hirschi argues that delinquent acts occur when…
An individuals bonds to society are weak or broken
What 4 elements do an individuals bonds to society have (Hirschi)
Attachment / commitment / involvement / beliefs
Who developed a different version of the control theory called CONTAINMENT
Walter Reckless
What does the containment theory point out
The importance of parenting and socialisation
(Walter reckless containment) what can effective socialisation provide
Inner containment
How can one achieve inner containment
by building self control to resist temptations to offend
How can one achieve external containment
Through external controls like parental discipline, social group influence and laws
