Criminology Unit 4 AC3.3 Limitations of Agencies (Social Control)

Question 1

Which case study demonstrates how civil liberties limit agencies of social control?

Accepted Answer

Abu Qatada

Question 2

What problems are prison charities facing?

Accepted Answer

Loss of funding

Question 3

Low levels of literacy are a major problem for rehabilitation of prisoners.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Which agency of social control can set local policy priorities?

Accepted Answer

Police

Question 5

It costs £44, 640 a year to keep a prisoner in jail.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

A moral imperative for a crime means someone is less likely to be found guilty.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Increasing prison numbers is a problem because:

Accepted Answer

Prisons can&#x27;t help offenders rehabilitate

Question 8

What problem can prison staff shortages lead to?

Accepted Answer

Riots

Question 9

The estimated cost of reoffending is £1.81 billion per year.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

How much has police funding decreased by?

Accepted Answer

19%

Question 11

Prison officer shortages leads to problems such as:

Accepted Answer

Too much time spent in prison cells

Question 12

Out of 121 prisons, how many are overcrowded?

Accepted Answer

80

Question 13

What percentage of prisoners have nowhere to go when they are released?

Accepted Answer

50%

Question 14

More prisoners= more violence

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

What is the formal name for reoffending?

Accepted Answer

Recidivism

Question 16

Ex-prisoners always find a new job through the probation service.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

The number of prison staff has increased by 12% since 2010.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

Which theory of criminality links to recidivism?

Accepted Answer

Social Learning

Question 19

Over the last 30 years, prison numbers have increased by:

Accepted Answer

30%

Question 20

The home environment of prisoners is more important than their prison sentence.

Accepted Answer

True

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