Unit 4- AC 3.3

Question 1

what sections are talked about in ac 3.3?

Answer 1

recidivism

civil liberties and legal barriers

access to resources and support

finance

local and national policies

environment

crime committed by those with moral imperatives

Question 2

how is recidivism a limitation to social control?

Answer 2

if offenders fail to rehabilitate and continue to commit crime then social control won’t be achieved

recidivism is a reason prison population has increased (doubled- extra 41,000)

Question 3

what is recidivism

Answer 3

likelihood of reoffending after being punished once

Question 4

why has the number of people being recalled to custody increased?

Answer 4

anyone leaving custody that’s served two days or more is required to serve a minimum of 12 months in the community

recall population is 19% higher than when changes were introduced in 2015

Question 5

what case study can be used to show how repeat offending limits social control by prisons?

Answer 5

The Bromley Briefings Prison Factfile for Winter 2021 consists of stats such as:

• re conviction rates within year of release is 48%
• those who had sentences of less than 12 months have higher re conviction rates of 63%
• re conviction rates for children released within a year from prison is 77%