AC3.4 - Effectiveness of Agencies in Achieving Social Control

Question 1

What are 2 things that make the Judiciary effective in achieving social control?

Answer 1

Provides (mostly) proportionate sentencing
Acts as a referee between prosecution and defence

Question 2

What are 3 things that make the Judiciary ineffective in achieving social control?

Answer 2

Bias (class, gender, etc…)
Judges considered generally out of touch
Known occasions where judges have had unfair influence on a case

Question 3

What are 2 things that make Prisons effective in achieving social control?

Answer 3

Keep dangerous criminals away from society
Implemented behavioural methods (token economy)

Question 4

What are 3 things that make Prisons ineffective in achieving social control?

Answer 4

Issues with recidivism (recidivism rate is currently at 48%)
Assault numbers on staff, inmates, and instances of self harm all on the rise
Drug epidemic apparent

Question 5

What are 3 things that make the Police effective in achieving social control?

Answer 5

Police are the engine behind many cases
As of more recent, there have been instances of prioritisation of crimes that need prioritisation
They protect the public

Question 6

What are 3 things that make the Police ineffective in achieving social control?

Answer 6

Institutional racism
Aforementioned prioritisation has it’s downsides
Solve rate of cases is dropping

Question 7

What are 3 things that make the CPS effective in achieving social control?

Answer 7

84.1% of the defendants that it prosecuted
were convicted
Works with police, but is separate. Removes attachment bias
Full code test provides a fair, comprehensive evaluation

Question 8

What are 3 things that make the CPS ineffective in achieving social control?

Answer 8

Funding issues, overworking workers
Notorious blunders such as the Damilola Taylor case
Full code test is subjective

Question 9

What are 2 things that makes the Probation service effective in achieving social control?

Answer 9

Mandates work in community
Recidivism rates are lower than prison sentences

Question 10

What are 2 things that makes the Probation service ineffective in achieving social control?

Answer 10

High workloads, leading to compromised professional standards
Doesn’t protect the public from dangerous criminals