Questions I Struggled On

Question 1

Describe the relationship between the police and courts in England & Wales (6)

Answer 1

-Courts are above the police
-Police deny bail if courts say so
-Police may be required to attend court
-Police hold offenders put under remand
-Courts provide police warrants
-Police can bail an accused person from trial

Question 2

Explain how the prison service acts as an external form of social control (6)

Answer 2

Deterrents:
-General
-Individual

Coercion:
-Physical
-Non-physical

Control Theory:
It is argued a combination of
internal psychological containments and external social containments
prevents people from deviating from social norms