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3.1: Roles of agencies in achieving social control - Coggle Diagram
3.1: Roles of agencies in achieving social control
Police
Philosophy
Prevent crime and disorder
Ability to perform duties depends on the public's cooperation and control
Physical force is a last resort
Impartially serve the law
The police are the public and the public are the police
Aims and Objectives
Keep the peace and maintain order
Protect life and property
Prevent, detect, and investigate crime
Bring offenders to justice
Funding
2020/21: £15.2 billion
2/3 from government
Rest from local council tax
Small amount from services e.g. policing football matches
Funding fell 20% between 2010-18
20,000 less police officers
Reach
39 regional forces in England and Wales
Types of criminality and offender
Virtually all types of offence and offender
Specialist law enforcement deal with certain types of crime and criminal
Policing duties
General duties = patrolling an area, working with the local community, responding to the public's calls for assistance, securing crime scenes, gathering evidence, apprehending, etc.
Specialist policing
Fraud and drug squads, dogs handlers, etc.
Judiciary
Philosophy
Judicial independence - free from gov. interference
Impartiality
Integrity
Equality
Competence
Propriety
Aims and Objectives
Crown Court
Manage the trial, fairness to parties, explaining legal issues, summing up evidence, passing sentences
Appeal courts
Make rulings on appeals, create precedents
Types of criminality and offender
All types of offences and offenders
Least serious dealt with by magistrates