AC 3.3

Question 1

moral imperatives
examples

Answer 1

suffragettes - cat and mouse act
wanted more rights for women particularly the vote
- crimes of public disturbance i.e. arson
- arrest would go on hunger strike
- police followed them on release, waste of time - taken away from other crimes
they believed it was the right thing to do
kay gilderdale example

Question 2

moral imperatives links to functionalists explanation

Answer 2

these are individuals/groups legal that have broken the law. some have accomplished legal change which echos durkheim views about breaking the law to change the law.
suffragettes effectively committed a crime which would =now be considered act of terrorism

Question 3

fiance funding limitation when achieving social control

Answer 3

• cuts led to many cases being dropped particularly, serious cases as they cost more.
• increase in crime think they can get away with it
• between 2010-2018 budget cut by 19%

Question 4

explain how the funding of the cps is considered a limitation

Answer 4

cuts led to downgrading of charges so that cases could be tried in magistrates
- budget has been cut by a quarter and lost 1/3rd of staff
- no deterrence

Question 5

funding of prisons may be considered a limitation

Answer 5

• cuts led to reduction of rehabilitation opportunities as there are no staff, leads to higher recidivism rates
• budget cut by 16% lost 15% of staff including experienced officers

Question 6

funding of probation considered limitation

Answer 6

cuts/ privatisation led to a service that many lacked faith in and proven to be ineffective led to closure of community rehabilitation companies ( CRCS)

Question 7

recidivism rates

Answer 7

proven adult re offending - 25.1%
adults serving less then 12 months = 55.5%
rate for juvenile offenders =34.2%

Question 8

who typically re offends

Answer 8

• people with no jobs - need to commit as a source of income ( no education= no job)
• young people deviant social group or bad home life
• people who have served sentences under 12 months, no chance to rehabilitate

Question 9

what theories attempt to criticise repeat offending

Answer 9

• right realists- criminals not being punished enough, not harsh enough
• prison works as deterrence to prevent offenders to choosing to offend
• left realism- unemployed people are obviously going to re offend as they are unable to survive solely on benefits.