AC3.3 Limitations of agencies in achieving social
control
Repeat offenders/recidivism:
- If offenders fail to rehabilitate and continue to commit crimes, then
social control will never be achieved. Recidivism is the reason why
prison population has dramatically increased over the last 20 years.
Anyone leaving custody who has served 2+ years now required to
serve a minimum of 12 months under suspicion of the community.
As a result, the number of people recalled to custody following their
release has increased dramatically.
Civil Liberties and Legal Barriers:
- Civil liberties are basic rights and freedoms granted to citizens of a
country through the law. They include:
1. freedom of speech
2. freedom of movement
3. freedom of arbitrary arrest
4. freedom of assembly
5. freedom of association
- civil liberties can limit social control as people have the right of
freedom. It can be seen as a restriction on agencies e.g. police in
achieving social control. For instance, there are foreign nationals
who have criminal convictions who cannot be removed from the UK
due too EU regulations.
Case Study: Abu Qatada
- This demonstrates the issue of civil liberties being a limitation in
achieving social control. In 2012, the European court of Human
Rights ruled the hate preacher couldn’t be deported to Jordon due to
the risk he would be tried on evidence obtained by torture. He was
later deported in 2013. Marxists theory of criminality would suggest
that these laws are necessary to protect the working class from the
elite making arbitrary judgements against them.
Access to resources and support:
- This limits prisoners from being able to rehabilitate and bring about
social control. Upon the release from prison an offender will
experience problems with finance, accommodation and
employment. The lack of support means the ex-offender may return
control
Repeat offenders/recidivism:
- If offenders fail to rehabilitate and continue to commit crimes, then
social control will never be achieved. Recidivism is the reason why
prison population has dramatically increased over the last 20 years.
Anyone leaving custody who has served 2+ years now required to
serve a minimum of 12 months under suspicion of the community.
As a result, the number of people recalled to custody following their
release has increased dramatically.
Civil Liberties and Legal Barriers:
- Civil liberties are basic rights and freedoms granted to citizens of a
country through the law. They include:
1. freedom of speech
2. freedom of movement
3. freedom of arbitrary arrest
4. freedom of assembly
5. freedom of association
- civil liberties can limit social control as people have the right of
freedom. It can be seen as a restriction on agencies e.g. police in
achieving social control. For instance, there are foreign nationals
who have criminal convictions who cannot be removed from the UK
due too EU regulations.
Case Study: Abu Qatada
- This demonstrates the issue of civil liberties being a limitation in
achieving social control. In 2012, the European court of Human
Rights ruled the hate preacher couldn’t be deported to Jordon due to
the risk he would be tried on evidence obtained by torture. He was
later deported in 2013. Marxists theory of criminality would suggest
that these laws are necessary to protect the working class from the
elite making arbitrary judgements against them.
Access to resources and support:
- This limits prisoners from being able to rehabilitate and bring about
social control. Upon the release from prison an offender will
experience problems with finance, accommodation and
employment. The lack of support means the ex-offender may return
