Controlling crime
1. To what extent is the use of imprisonment in the USA and England/Wales implicated in rolling back wider moves towards equality? Are there any measures that could be taken towards improving equality in the use of imprisonment?
2. With supporting academically evaluated examples critically appraise which type of crime prevention, situational or social, works the best in theory and practice?
3. Assess the nature and extent to which crime control has become a privatised industry and critically evaluate whether there should be a place for ‘profit from crime control’? Give reasons for your answers.
4. Can crime be successfully controlled at the community level? Using Empirical examples critically assess the strengths and weaknesses of controlling crime at the community level.
