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3.1 - Explain the role of agencies in social control - Coggle Diagram
3.1 - Explain the role of agencies in social control
Police
Aims and Objectives
Keep peace and maintain order
Protect life and property
Prevent and detect and investigate crime
Bring offenders to justice
Funding
About 2/3 from the government
Most of local council tax
Charging for services
In 2018 there was £12-£13 billion
Specialist Policing
Special constables
Unarmed policing
Police community support officers
National and local reach
39 Regional forces in England and Wales
Only one police force for Scotland and North Ireland
Types of criminality and offender
Police deal with virtually all types of offences and offenders
However there are some special circumstances
Police duties
Patrolling a particular area
Respond to the public's calls for assistance
Gather evidence
Judiciary
Aims and Objectives
Passing sentence
Manage the trial and ensure fairness to all parties, explaining the legal and procedures to the jury
In appeals court judges make rulings on the appeal. creating a precedent
Crown Court
Manage the trial, ensures fairness, explaining legal issues, summing up the evidence and passing sentence
Appeal Courts
Ruling on appeals, creating precedents through the principle of judicial precedent
Working Practices
They have security and tenure they cannot be removed from office by a petition to the Queen. The salary is guaranteed, the judiciary is organised in a clear hierarchy. Divided into levels of court.
Types of criminality and offender
Judges deal with all types of offences and offenders, except for the least serious cases, which are usually dealt with by magistrates
National and local reach
At the most senior level the supreme court has a nationwide jurisdiction and settles points of law of national importance
Funding
Prime minister and the lord chancellor on how much judges should be paid. £257,000 and £110,000 for the lowest rank.
Experienced barristers working in commercial law earn in excess of £1million