WJEC Criminology Unit 4 AC3.4
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1. Evaluate the positive effectiveness of police in achieving social
control: A police officer serves to maintain law and order in local areas by protecting members
of the public and their property. Specialist units involving terrorist squads protect the public from
terrorist attacks, having a separate operation for this particular crime ensures it is tackled more
efficiently and can be prioritised.
2. Evaluate the negative effectiveness of police in achieving social
control: How-
ever, the number of police officers in England and Wales is at close to the lowest recorded level since
the early 1980s. Due to budget cuts, there is a decreased level of officers which may result in more
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, people committing crime due to deindividuation. Further limitations include under-reported crimes such
as domestic abuse due to the low conviction rates. Police officers are also largely disrespected in certain
neighborhoods, specifically PCSOs as they have less power than normal officers. Steven Lawrence
3. Evaluate the positive effectiveness of the CPS in achieving social
control: ex-
amine police evidence and decide whether to take criminal proceedings through to the court
prosecution stage, preparing cases for court. In 1985 the Prosecution Offences Act allowed the CPS to
become an independent agency instead of the police handling the prosecution of cases. This allowed the
police to have more time for other duties.
4. Evaluate the negative effectiveness of the CPS in achieving social
control: The
CPS also follows the Full Code Test in every case so every trial is fair. Meaning they have power to reject a
police request to prosecute someone e.g. if evidence is inadequate or inadmissible, this may lead to
prioritising certain crimes. Damilola Taylor
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Questions and Correct Answers
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1. Evaluate the positive effectiveness of police in achieving social
control: A police officer serves to maintain law and order in local areas by protecting members
of the public and their property. Specialist units involving terrorist squads protect the public from
terrorist attacks, having a separate operation for this particular crime ensures it is tackled more
efficiently and can be prioritised.
2. Evaluate the negative effectiveness of police in achieving social
control: How-
ever, the number of police officers in England and Wales is at close to the lowest recorded level since
the early 1980s. Due to budget cuts, there is a decreased level of officers which may result in more
1/
6
, people committing crime due to deindividuation. Further limitations include under-reported crimes such
as domestic abuse due to the low conviction rates. Police officers are also largely disrespected in certain
neighborhoods, specifically PCSOs as they have less power than normal officers. Steven Lawrence
3. Evaluate the positive effectiveness of the CPS in achieving social
control: ex-
amine police evidence and decide whether to take criminal proceedings through to the court
prosecution stage, preparing cases for court. In 1985 the Prosecution Offences Act allowed the CPS to
become an independent agency instead of the police handling the prosecution of cases. This allowed the
police to have more time for other duties.
4. Evaluate the negative effectiveness of the CPS in achieving social
control: The
CPS also follows the Full Code Test in every case so every trial is fair. Meaning they have power to reject a
police request to prosecute someone e.g. if evidence is inadequate or inadmissible, this may lead to
prioritising certain crimes. Damilola Taylor
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6
