Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

criminology unit 4 > AC 3.1 > Flashcards

AC 3.1 Flashcards

1
Q

philosophy of police

A
  • sir robert peele 1829
  • prevent crime and disorder
  • depends on public cooperation
  • physical force is last resort
  • impartially serve the law
  • police public servants need to maintain respect
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

aims of police

A
  • keep peace and maintain order
  • prevent, detect and investigate crime
  • seek legal powers to achieve this
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

what funding do police receive

A
  • 2018/2019 - £12.3 million
  • 2/3 central government
  • rest local council tax
  • rest chargeable services i.e football matches
  • funding fallen in recent years 19%, 20,000 officers fall 2010-2018
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

working practice police

A
  • national level - agencies set up i.e child exploitation, online protection
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

cps philosophy

A
  • independance and fairness
  • without bias and seeking to deliver justice
  • treat everyone with respect
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

aims of cps

A
  • main prosecutor in england and wales
  • 1986 under prosecution offences act
  • serious offences
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

funding do cps recieve

A
  • government
  • budget half billion
  • court awarded costs against defendant
  • 2018 - head of cps budget fallen by 25%
  • deal serious offences
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

how do they make decisions cps

A

evidential test - 1 admissale, 2 reliable and credible
public interest test - reasonable grounds to believe suspect is guilty, 2 - serious enough to justify immediate sentencing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

judiciary philosophy

A
  • principles guide 2016: 1, judicial independence
    2 - impartiality - freedom of bias
    3- integrity, being honest
    4 - propriety, upholding societies expected standards
    5 - ensuring equal treatment
    6 - competence
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

judiciary aims

A
  • judge has to 1: manage trail 2: sum up evidence 3: pass sentence 4: explain legal issues
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

appeal courts judiciary

A

1 - judges make rulings and appeal
2 - may involve creating precedents through judicial precedent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

funding judiciary

A

senior salaries review body:
- lord chief justice earned £ 257,000, district judge £110,000, senior lawyer can earn more then district judge.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

working practices judiciary

A

senior level, supreme court has nationwide jurisdiction and settles points of law and national importance.
- judges deal with all types of offence.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

prisons philosophy

A
  • hm government agency responsible for uk prison
  • purpose preventing victims by changing the lives of victims
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

prisons aims

A
  • rehabilitate offenders into becoming functional members of society ready to be released back into the public
  • protect public from harm ( incapacitated )
  • hold prisoners securely and implement the sentences and court orders
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

funding prisons

A
  • prisons are paid by government out of general taxation
  • budget for prisons £ 5.4 billion
17
Q

working practices prisons

A
  • 2019, total 121 prisons holding around 80,000 prisoners at any one time.
  • 106 are public sector prisons run. by government and 15 were private prisons
  • 3 private companies sodexo, serco, g4s
  • 2019, g42 was stripped of its control of hmp Birmingham due to failings
18
Q

national probation service philosophy

A
  • belief offenders can change for the better and become responsible members of society
  • belief in worth and dignity of individual
  • commitment to social justice and equality
19
Q

aims national probation service

A
  • supervise high risk offenders who are about to be released into society
  • provide statutory support to serious or sexual offences
  • protecting public using rehabilitation and root cause of offence
20
Q

funding probation

A

government

21
Q

probation working practices

A
  • offenders are given community sentences
  • offenders on custodial release
  • 62,801 full time staff
22
Q

charities and pressure groups
who are nacro

A

national association for care and resettlement of offenders, an established charity
50 years experience

23
Q

philosophy aims and objectives nacro

A

champion of social justice which continues to put crime prevention and reduction at its. core

24
Q

how campaigns are used nacro

A
  • offender rehabilitation act 1974 - rehabilitate offenders who have not been convicted of a serious offence for period of years.
  • ban box - increase opportunities for people with convictions to compete for jobs ‘ fair chance recruitment’
25
Q

funding received nacro

A
  • awarded funding by mayor of london to deliver housing for homelessness
    2021 - 5 million
    government grants £135.85 k 2020
26
Q

working practices nacro

A
  • beyond youth custody running 2012 - 2018, england wide learning programme, evaluating work in terms of effective resettlement of young offenders
  • raising your game was initiative to improve the lives of young people with learning or communication disability.

criminology unit 4 (8 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions