3.3- limitations in agencies of social control Flashcards
(19 cards)
what is the recidivism rate of all sentences
48%
why does recidivism limit social control
it can create overpopulation which can lead to more offenders than officers, and a loss of control with the prison
what agency does recidivism limit
prison
what are civil liberties
human rights
what is an example of a civil liberty
freedom to not be randomly arrested
what agency do civil liberties limit
police
how do civil liberties limit police
because it puts restrictions on how they can operate
what are legal barriers
laws
what legal barriers limit the police
The PACE act limits police as it puts restrictions on when they are allowed to stop and search
what was the finance limitation of the police
funding cut by 19% which lead to a reduction in 20k officers, this can limit the police as it may lead to slow responses
what was the finance limitation of the CPS
funding cut by 25% and a loss of 1/3 staff, they have since been accused of dropping cases
what was the finance limitation of prisons
funding cut by 16% which led to 15% of staff being lost, which can lead to more offenders than officers
what are national and local policies
when the government makes the police focus on a certain crime
give an example of a national policy
2010-15, government put a focus on knife crime
why are national policies a limitation
police will focus on that specific crime, and ignore others limiting their effectiveness
why is environment a limitation
on release, 1/9 of prisoners are homeless.
Because there is no stability, they are more likely to reoffend meaning that it limits the agency
what are moral imperatives
an overriding sense of right and wrong, which causes someone to break the law
how do suffragettes act as a moral imperative
they were a limitation to the police, as their protests limited the ability for social control
they were also a limitation to government as they managed to change the law, limiting their control over it.
how did the Stansted 15 act as a moral imperative
it limited the police as their protests limited the ability for social control
