3.4-evaluate agencies in social control Flashcards
(12 cards)
2 advantages of the prison service
education programmes reduce reoffending rates.
research shows 14% less likely to reoffend
protects society as it removes dangerous people from the streets to prevent future offences
2 disadvantages of prison service
prison population has risen by 93% in 30 years which can lead to loss of control, and increase in riots
Between 2018 and 2010, total budget had a 16% decline , which could lead to cuts such as rehabilitation programmes
2 advantages of police
has specialist units such as canine units. allows police to have in-depth investigations, which increases the likelihood of a successful conviction
can use powers to issue cautions and reprimands which will deter people from committing a crime when there is a police presence
2 disadvantages of police
low trust due to cases like Wayne cousins, which could lead to less cooperation from the public
criticisms in the effectiveness of the police and the way they operate have been made by reports such MCPHERSON REPORT after the case of Stephen Lawrence which called the met police institutionally racist
2 advantages of charities
spend more time support prisoners after their releases, which prison rehab schemes do not include effectively
identify outdated elements of the CJS and then apply pressure for this to be changed
2 disadvantages of charities
they cannot force the government to make changes, so they are limited
they rely on funding through donations, which is also limited so they cannot help everyone
2 advantages of the judiciary
fair and consistent aim sentences as they must follow set guidelines
they are impartial as they must only sentence due to case facts, which can reduce bias
2 disadvantages of the judiciary
can have a bias against lower class as 74% of judges were privately educated, seen in the case of Lavina Woodward
71% of judges are male meaning female victims may not be empathised with as much, seen specifically with judge James pickles
2 advantages of the CPS
Does not allow bad forms of evidence to be taken into court, meaning the trial is ensured to remain fair.
84% of CPS prosecutions lead to conviction which means they can effectively build cases which leads to a success.
2 disadvantages of the CPS
in some high profile cases, the CPS have failed to act, as seen with Stephen Lawrence, which creates a lack of trust from the public
COVID saw a 10% drop in convictions meaning they may be decreasing in effectiveness
1 advantage of probation
in 2024, 15000 new probation officers were introduced, allowing officers to focus on fewer cases in more detail, reducing the risk of missing something.
2 Disadvantages of probation
risk assessments can be wrongly conducted and allow a dangerous person into public as seen with Jordan Mcsweeney
study have shown 3 major crimes are committed a week by a person on probation, so they are not effectively monitoring offenders.
