3.4 evaluate the effectiveness of agencies in achieving social control

Question 1

The police

what crime do the police generally solve well?

Answer 1

• the police generally solve murders well

Question 2

The police

what issues did the 2023 HM inspector report on the state of policing reveal?

Answer 2

• trust in the police has been damaged by misconduct and criminality in the police
• too few investigations are actually leading to a charge
• perception in the public that the police arent doing their job
• more police officers but many lack experience

Question 3

The police

what % of people interviewed in the victim survey were dissatisfied with how the police responded to their case?

Answer 3

71% of the people interviewed

Question 4

The police

what implications do the issues in the police have for achieving social control?

Answer 4

• if the public dont trust the police, they will not respect the police or their control
• this will impact the police’s ability to achieve social control

Question 5

The police

from april 2014 - march 2015 to october 2021 - september 2022, how have the chare rates for rape changed?

Answer 5

april 2014 - march 2015 = 8.5%
oct 2021 - sept 2021 = 1.6%

Question 6

The police

what do the lowering charge rates indicate about the effectiveness of the police?

Answer 6

• it implies that the police are no longer as effective as they used to be

Question 7

the police

why may the police charge rates be dropping?

Answer 7

• the police may not be investigating cases properly
• may be dropping cases too early
• others not cooperating

Question 8

the police

what does police recorded crime increasing show about the effectiveness of the police?

Answer 8

• it suggests that the police may not be effective at deterring individuals from committing crime
• the police are not effective at gaining social control as crime is increasing

Question 9

the police

why have the police been criticised?

Answer 9

• many cases being dropped
• crime amongst police officers has increased by 590% since 2012
• police losing material, causing cases to collapse

Question 10

the police

roughly how many police officers have/face criminal charges?

Answer 10

1/100

Question 11

the police

what were the criticisms of the met police by the Macpherson report?

Answer 11

• instritutional racism in the met police
• failures in police knowledge/experience
• failures in leadership
• failure of police to understand and investigate racist crimes properly

Question 12

the police

what were the criticisms of the met police by the Casey review?

Answer 12

• met police is institutionally racist, homophobic and misogynistic
• the met police is too cautious of the behaviour it considers gross misconduct
• the met does not dismiss or seriously disciplin officers who should be dismissed or disciplined

Question 13

the CPS

who are the CPS?

Answer 13

• the main independant prosecutor for England and Wales