Criminology Unit 2 AC 4.1 informing policy development

If we can understand how/why people engage in criminal behaviour, it follows that strategies can be developed to prevent and/or reduce crime. Knowledge around crime has led to a range of policies. - correct answer-Policies can be: Formal- (think of formal sanctions) given by official bodies like police and courts e.g fine, custodial sentence Informal- given by people around them/they have a choice to engage with it e.g psychoanalysis Crime control- to reduce the amount of crime State punishment- punishment! loss of freedom etc prison Diet - correct answer--Research has shown diet can be modified to try to change anti-social behaviour. -Artificial colourings such as tartrazine are known to encourage hyperactivity which can lead to offending, removing these from a diet can help to reduce criminal offences in children. -All prisons in the UK attempt to embrace the balance of the good health model by providing nutritionally balanced and healthy diets. *It is a crime control policy as it is aiming to reduce the amount of crime and can be formal since prisons serve balanced food and you get what you are given. Diet- supporting evidence- - correct answer--Virkkunen et al 1987 found violent offenders had a lower tha