Unit 4 AC3.3 Limitations of agencies in achieving social control

1: What is the term for the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend?

• Reintegration
• Recidivism
• Relinquishment
• Resettlement

Q2: What was the overall recidivism rate in 2017 for offenders given a warning, fine, community sentence, or suspended sentence?

• 30%
• 40%
• 50%
• 60%

Q3: What is a significant contributing factor to the rising prison population?

• Longer sentences
• Decreased crime rates
• Police effectiveness
• Repeat offending

Q4: What group of offenders is more likely to reoffend within a year?

• Adult offenders (25-40 yrs)
• Juvenile offenders (10-17 yrs)
• Female offenders
• Elderly offenders (60+ yrs)

Q5: Which theory suggests that prison acts as a deterrent for offenders?

• Right Realism
• Marxism
• Social Learning Theory
• Labelling theory

Q6: What are civil liberties?

• Legal restrictions imposed by the government
• Basic rights and freedoms guaranteed by law
• Religious beliefs and practices
• Social norms

Q7: What freedom includes the right to worship and change beliefs?

• Freedom of religion and conscience
• Freedom of speech
• Freedom of assembly and association
• Freedom from arbitrary arrest

Q8: What is an overriding sense of what is right, compelling a person to act, even if it means breaking the law?

• Ethical Responsibility
• Social Obligation
• Legal Duty
• Moral Imperative

Q9: Which case involved an individual leaking official secrets of the sinking of the General Belgrano during the Falklands War?

• Kay Gilderdale
• Clive Ponting
• Alan Blythe
• James and Wenham

Q10: Which policy made it easier for the police to stop and search anyone for an offensive weapon without reasonable suspicion?

• Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act
• Serious Violence Strategy
• Anti-Vivisection Policy
• Dangerous Dogs Act