Ac3.4

Question 1

How effective are prisons?

Answer 1

+ Takes offender away from society so protects society.
- Danger within prisons= drugs, assault (staff vs inmates)
- Reoffending- leads to overcrowding-hygiene problems- health concerns and rioting
- Staff levels decreasing

Question 2

Effectiveness of the police?

Answer 2

+ Do investigate crime
+ Evidence proves that the police are active in their role
- Budget/ staff cuts - higher workload and stress.
- Target setting- dropped cases, unrecorded crime
- Institutional racism- McPherson report (Stephen Lawrence)

Question 3

Effectiveness of Charities and Pressure Groups?

Answer 3

-Platform to enact change-> arranged in methods such as social media, website, leaflets
- Commitment to enact action -> knowledgable or have expertise in a topic

Question 4

Effectiveness of probation service?

Answer 4

Budget- came from gov. drop and community, CRC’s 19/21 failed to meet targets and did telephone consultations so offender could lie.
Staff Cuts- premises were not fit for purpose as it was falling apart.