CRIMINOLOGY LIVE SESSION�PRESENTER- MR EURYN MADOC-JONES�TEACHER OF CRIMINOLOGY: E-SGOL
3.3 Examine the limitations facing agencies in achieving social control
3.4 Evaluate the effectiveness of agencies in achieving social control
Exam papers
3.3 Examine the limitations facing agencies in achieving social control
Re-offending
90K in prisons
Longer sentances
“More time less crime”
Supervision / License
Cost £18.1 bn
Prison not working
Over-population, more time in cells, suicides, assaults on staff
No time or staff for rehabilitation
Civil liberties
Right to Free Speech
Freedom of movement
Reedom for arrest
Freedom to congregate
Freedom of worship
Resources and support
‘Unlock’
Homes, work, training
Lack of skills- limitations of prisons
Staff cuts
Grant £46
Friday !!
Cyllid
Money counts!!
Cuts in services
Police-25%, 20,000
Prisons- staff, major issues
CPS- effectiveness questioned
Probation Service-staffing, work load,
Local and National Policies
Change of direction and focus
Consistency
Vicious cirle
Won’t change behaviour
Supportive juries
Environment
Crimes for moral imperatives
3.4 Evaluate the effectiveness of agencies in achieving social control
EFFECTIVE
� Crime prevention, keeping members of the public safe and tackling anti-social behaviour.
�Issue warnings, order people to refrain from anti-social behaviour, arrest people
�Specific police units to deal with specific issues such as fraud, terrorism and theft etc
�Being injured, harmed while protecting the public
NOT EFFECTIVE
�Stephen Lawrence case and the�Mac Phearson report- institutional racism
�Damilola Taylor case
�Hillsborough
�Puppy Farm Murders
�Cromer
�PC Wayne Couzens and PC David Carrick
EFFECTIVE
�It is an independent body and therefore not influenced by external bodies or the Government.
� 24/7, 365.� �They work by following the Full Probation Code which is a uniform and fair approach that enables the implementation of a DUE PROCESS MODEL of justice.
NOT EFFECTIVE
�Too central�Too bureaucratic�Abu Hamza case�Damilola Taylor case�Lord Jenner case�Letters and mistakes
NOT EFFECTIVE
Too generous ?
Limited demographic
Out of touch
Criminal Case Review Commission
EFFECTIVE
They administer the law effectively, deal with serious and less serious cases and in doing so protect the public and punish criminals.
Do a lot of work in various Courts
�Most people in Britain have a ffaith in the judicial system
�Very few cases are subject to appeal.
NOT EFFECTIVE
EFFECTIVE
They hold prisoners based on varying levels of public threat and therefore protect the public.
�Supervising 90K offenders
�Use reward systems to ensure social control. (IAEP)
�Offer courses and training and counselling- rehabilitation
�Act as an individual and general deterrent
NOT EFFECTIVE
According to a recent report too much emphasis is being placed on paperwork and targets at the expense of looking after the welfare of prisoners
�Baroness Glenys Stacy, Chief Inspector of the Probation service says the Probation service releases prisoners without knowing where they will sleep that night and that the danger of prisoners to the public has not been adequately assessed before release.
�25% cuts to their funding and recriminating problems. �Privatisation has been a complete failure- Community Rehabilitation Companies have not met targets and have been extremely ineffective
EFFECTIVE
Working with 30,000 offenders each year, supporting their recovery while protecting the public at the same time. �The Probation Service also prepares pre-sentence reports in order to assist the Courts in giving the correct sentence.�Assess offenders before releasing them on licence. �LookS after the welfare of victims in serious violent cases when the offender has been sentenced to 12months or more.�Work with other agencies
NOT EFFECTIVE
Lack of funds
�Lack of power to influence
�Competing with other charities
�Relying on co-operation
EFFECTIVE
PRT –”Care not prison” in collaboration with the Women's Institute- ensuring that people with mental illness stay out of jail and receive treatment. �The 'Care not Prison' Scheme has co-operated with a number of other agencies such as the Police Federation, Royal College of Nursing, Bar Council and NHS.
�By the end of 2018 the Prince's Trust had helped almost a million young people across Britain.
ADDITIONAL EXAM QUESTIONS……………..
2017
2017
CWESTIYNAU……………..
CWESTIWN AR LEIN…….
IS THE POLICE FORCE FACING A CRISIS IN PUBLIC
CONFIDENCE ?
On Line question…….
What 3.3 questions have not appeared on exam papers ?-
What 3.4 questions have not appeared on exam papers ?-