3.1 explain the role of agencies in social control

Question 1

what is social control?

Answer 1

persuading of forcing people to conform to the norms, laws and expectations of society

Question 2

what are the CJ agencies involved in social control?

Answer 2

the police, the CPS, the judiciary, the prisons and the probation service

Question 3

prisons

give some examples of how is social control is maintained in prison

Answer 3

• seperate cells to discourage and punish poor behaviour
• rehabilitation programmes
• cell searches and mail checking
• seperation of those who have conflict
• solitary confinement
• seperation of prisoners into different category prisons

Question 4

prisons

what are the aims of prisons?

Answer 4

• public protection
• to rehabilitate prisoners
• to punish prisoners (retribution)

Question 5

prisons

how many prisons are there in england and wales and who runs them?

Answer 5

there are 122 prisons, 105 of them run by HM prison sentence

Question 6

prisons

how many prisoners are there in the prison system roughly?

Answer 6

87 thousand

Question 7

prisons

how are prisons funded?

Answer 7

funded through taxes

Question 8

prisons

what is the average cost to keep someone in prison for a year?

Answer 8

the cost of keeping a prisoner in prison for a year was 51,724 in 2022-2023

Question 9

prisons

how is the prison service organised?

Answer 9

organised into 4 categories

Question 10

prisons

what are the four categories in prison?

Answer 10

category A, category B, category C, category D

Question 11

prisons

what are Category A prisons?

Answer 11

high security prisons for prisoners who pose the greatest threat

Question 12

prisons

what is a category B prison?

Answer 12

a local or training prisons for prisoners who are less likely to escape and pose less of a danger than category A prisoners

Question 13

prisons

what are category c prisons?

Answer 13

training and resettlement prisons for most prisoners

Question 14

prisons

what are category D prisons?

Answer 14

open prisons for prisoners who have been assessed as suitable for less secure conditions

Question 15

prisons

what are prisoners organsised based on?

Answer 15

1. their risk of escape
2. their harm to the public if they were to escape
3. their threat to the control and stability of prison

Question 16

prisons

give an example of a category A prison

Answer 16

belmarsh prison, frankland prison, manchester prison

Question 17

prisons

give an example of a category B prison

Answer 17

bedford prison, birmingham prison, bristol prison

Question 18

prisons

give an example of a category c prison

Answer 18

maidstone prison, northumberland prison, stafford prison

Question 19

prisons

give an example of a category d prison

Answer 19

hatfield prison, standford hill prison

Question 20

prisons

what are IEPs?

what does it stand for?

Answer 20

insentives and earned privilages

Question 21

prisons

what are IEPs?

how do they work?

Answer 21

• prisoners are given an initial statis of entry power, which allows a certain amount of privaleges
• prisoners can improve their status if they display good behaviour, which will lead to more benefits such as more family visits

Question 22

charities and pressure groups

what is NACRO?

Answer 22

a charity founded in 1966 which seeks to gain social justice, stengthen communities and prevent crime

Question 23

charities and pressure groups

what does NACRO actually do?

Answer 23

1. provide housing services
2. resettlement advice
3. outreach projects to aim to keep people from offending
4. education services

Question 24

charities and pressure groups

what is NACROs mission?

Answer 24

• overcome the stereotyped view of the ex-prisoner
• achieve a society where everyone has the change to succeed

Question 25

# charities and pressure groups who do NACRO work with?

Answer 25

they work with people who are at the point of entry into the criminal justice system with health needs, substance misuse and learning disabilities

Question 26

# charities and pressure groups what is NACROs national reach | where they work

Answer 26

- NACRO is a national organisationn - it has a large amoung of full time staff and many unpaid volunteers (900 staff along with volunteers)

Question 27

# charities and pressure groups what is the Howard League?

Answer 27

the worlds oldest prison charity

Question 28

# charities and pressure groups what does the howard league do to create change?

Answer 28

- they work with the media to explain the harms of prison - campaign for a more humane response to crime than prison

Question 29

# charities and pressure groups who does the howard league work with?

Answer 29

- politicians, criminal justice professionals, academics, the media and the public - produce expert briefings for parliamentarians, policy makers and senior practicioners