Unit 4 AC 3.4 Evaluating Social Control Agencies Quiz

Which of the following is a primary role of the police in achieving social control?

• Passing new laws

• Preventing and investigating crime

• Running rehabilitation programmes in prisons

• Deciding sentences in court

What is the main function of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)?

• Defending accused individuals in court

• Prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police

• Managing prison facilities

• Supervising offenders in the community

Which of the following best describes the role of the judiciary in the criminal justice system?

• Investigating crimes

• Enforcing laws on the streets

• Interpreting and applying the law in court cases

• Running probation services

How can the media influence social control?

• By passing legislation

• By shaping public opinion and awareness about crime

• By prosecuting offenders

• By supervising offenders in the community

Which of the following is a key aim of prison rehabilitation programmes?

• To increase the length of sentences

• To reduce reoffending by addressing offenders’ behaviour

• To punish offenders through isolation

• To provide legal representation

Which agency is responsible for supervising offenders released from prison on licence?

• Police

• Probation Service

• Judiciary

• Crown Prosecution Service

What is one way charities and pressure groups contribute to social control?

• By sentencing offenders

• By lobbying for changes in criminal justice policy

• By prosecuting criminal cases

• By running police investigations

Which of the following is NOT a function of the police?

• Investigating crimes

• Prosecuting cases in court

• Preventing crime

• Maintaining public order

What is the main purpose of the courts in the criminal justice system?

• To supervise offenders in the community

• To determine guilt and impose sentences

• To investigate crimes

• To run rehabilitation programmes

Which of the following is a criticism of the effectiveness of prisons in achieving social control?

• They always reduce reoffending rates

• They can sometimes lead to overcrowding and high reoffending rates

• They provide legal advice to offenders

• They are run by the judiciary