(exam) topic4-social Control✅

Question 1

What are the two styles of social control?

How is social control maintained?

Answer 1

Informal and formal sc

Sanctions , informal (telling off) and formal (prison, fines)

Question 2

theories of social control:

What are the 3 internal forms of SC?

Answer 2

1) rational ideology= logical choice to commit crime, ppl do it on purpose to meet a certain need
2) tradition= norms and values passed down in certain cultures eg honour killing
3) internalisation of social rules and morality= a persons moral compass, internalising there norms and values

Question 3

theories of social control

What are the 3 forms of external SC?

Answer 3

1) coercion= using violent or non-violent force to achieve a change in behaviour
2) fear of punishment = deterring ppl from wanting to commit crime
3) control theory = combination of int&ext forms they work together to explain why ppl conform and obey to social expectation

Question 4

Agencies of social control:

1) what are the 7 agencies of social control?

Answer 4

1- police
2- CPS
3- judiciary 
4- prisons
5- probation services 
6- charities
7- pressure groups

Question 5

Agencies of social control- evaluation:
👮‍♀️(Police)

✅3 strengths

❌3 weaknesses

Answer 5

✅deterrence
✅ coercion (ext)
✅fear of punishment (ext)

❌funding issues
❌other aims of punishment not met - can’t serverly punish
❌police stats lack accuracy

Question 6

Agencies of social control- evaluation:
👑(CPS)

✅3 strengths

❌3 weaknesses

Answer 6

✅public protection
✅ext. SC changed
✅due process model implemented

❌inconsistent funding
❌large amounts of evidence required for prosecute, makes it difficult
❌int. SC not changed

Question 7

Agencies of social control- evaluation:
👨‍⚖️(judiciary)

✅3 strengths

❌3 limitations

Answer 7

✅fear of punishment
✅retribution
✅reparation

❌diff judges can interpret law diff- unfair/ bias
❌a lot of media reports saying how ineffective the judiciary are in achieving sc
❌individual Error-wrong convictions could occur

Question 8

Agencies of social control- evaluation:
🚔(prisons)

✅3 positives

❌4 negatives

Answer 8

✅meets nearly all the aims of punishment - reparation
✅coercion (ext)
✅fear of punishment (ext)

❌int. SC not met
❌staff shortages
❌overcrowding / High reoffending (recidivism)
❌lack of resources

Question 9

Agencies of social control- evaluation:
(Probation service)

✅3 strengths

❌4 limitations

Answer 9

✅ext. SC changed
✅reperation
✅public protection

❌lacks effectiveness - offenders may be released with no where to live- leads to crime again
❌hard to control and maintain offenders
❌staff shortages- no one wants to do the job due to its difficulty
❌hard to change someones internal social control

Question 10

Agencies of social control- evaluation:
🎗(charities and pressure groups)

✅4 strengths

❌3 limitations

Answer 10

✅educates ppl , offers support
✅helps offenders and victims mental health which is important
✅verbal coercion - reduces criminalisation
✅public protection

❌doesn’t have the platform it needs to be noticed by ppl
❌ext. SC not met effectively
❌not good retribution or public protection

Question 11

Methods of social control:
(Environmental)

1) what are the 3 types of environmental methods?
2) what are each of them?

Answer 11

1) CPTED , prison design and gated lanes
2) •CPTED=preventing crime through changing environmental designs such as better lighting

 •Prison design= two types:

1. Panoptican: circular shaped prison to remind prisoners of constant supervision 
2. Supermax:most secure level of prison

  •Gated lanes= gates put up in private areas to stop trespassing , reduces crime

Question 12

Environmental methods- evaluation:
(CPTED)

✅3 strengths

❌3 weaknesses

Answer 12

✅promotes ownership
✅safer residential settings
✅higher visibility

❌criminals don’t always operate in hidden areas so doesn’t effect them
❌crime just gets displaced to other areas , not prevented
❌ not all crimes can be saw and prevented through environmental design such as domestic violence

Question 13

Environmental methods- evaluation:
(Prison design)

✅3 benefits

❌3 weaknesses

Answer 13

✅fear of punishment
✅higher retribution
✅sense of permanent supervision may make ppl behave correctly

❌supermax prisons are costly , 2-3x more
❌socially controls inmates in prison but not outside
❌some prisoners won’t care there being watched and still misbehave

Question 14

Environmental methods- evaluation:
(Gated lanes)

✅3 strengths

❌3 limitations

Answer 14

✅reduces crime
✅protects residential and private areas
✅improved key features

❌expensive
❌visual pollution
❌only tackles a small amount of anti-social behaviour