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Criminology - Unit 4 - LO3 questionswith verified solutions
police philosophy - correct answer ✔✔rests on the belief that the police and the community must work
together as partners to solve the temporary challenges faced in today's society.
Robert Peele's 1829 - embedded into the Code of Ethics - correct answer ✔✔Their main aim is to protect
people from crime/disorder
Their ability to perform their job is up to the public's cooperation/approval
Physical force should be a last resort
Their duty is to impartially serve the law
Police are the public and vice versa - police are members of the public in uniform upholding law - they
are just paid to do it
Police are the servants of the public
Police Aims - correct answer ✔✔Protect life/property
Prevent/detect/investigate crime
Keep peace and maintain order
Bring offenders to justice
Police Rights - correct answer ✔✔Stop
Search
Arrest
Detain
Interview
These powers are given under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984
Police Funding - correct answer ✔✔In 2018/19 the total number of police budgets was 12.3 billion.
, This came from three sources:
⅔ central government
Majority from local council tax
Small portion from charges for service i.e policing at football matches
Funding has fallen over the past few years - between 2010 and 2018, funding has fallen by 19%
20,000 police officers have been made redundant.
By 2019, there were 122,000 officers in England and Wales.
Limitation of Social Control - Failure to report and record crime - correct answer ✔✔1 in 5 cases are
unreported by police this can increases recidivism rates and implies that there is less deterrence instilled
in the public against crime
Assisted suicide: there have been 167 cases of AS from April 2009 to January 2021 - 32 withdrawn by
police, 3 successfully convicted and 110 not processed by CPS
This shows a lack of social control as people who are not prosecuted are likely to reoffend
indefensible spaces - correct answer ✔✔"confused areas" of the public which are more susceptible to
crime
defensible spaces - correct answer ✔✔Areas with clear boundaries
example of CPTED - correct answer ✔✔gated lanes
limitations of gated lanes - correct answer ✔✔they don't work for people who live in the area
communities which are not tight knit may have trouble cooperating
difficulties installing gates e.g public passage
can restrict access for emergency services
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