largely self governing agencies funded and directed by the government
police, CPS, probation, prisons and judiciary
charity
organisations set up to provide help and raise money for those in need
pressure group
group that tries to influence public policy and law making for a particular cause
police
the police are the main agency to detect, investigate and prevent crime. they collect the evidence that will enable the CPS to bring thousands of cases to trial. they can use their powers to punish offenders directly through cautions, fixed penalty notices etc.
offenders are less likely to get away with crime and may be deterred from committing crime in the first place, important in achieving social control
crime statistics
one way to judge the success of the police in achieving social control might be to study crime statistics. official crime statistics are problematic because they lack validity
unrecorded crimes
an unrecorded crime is one that is reported to the police but is not recorded. this means that the police wont investigate the alleged crimes.
crime survey - contrary data (police)
july 2017, crime increased by 10% with a 20% increase in gun and kinife crime
