Kavanagh et al: British Politics 5e

Chapter 30

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Question 1

Which of the following is a belief associated with conservative perspectives on law and order?

a) It is impossible for governments to have any impact on levels of crime

b) Most crimes are crimes against property

c) A growth in permissiveness and deviance in society is associated with increasing levels of crime

d) Custodial sentences rarely prevent recidivism

Question 2

Which of the following best defines a 'moral panic'?

a) The concern, frequently articulated by the tabloid press, that elected politicians and judges are too lax in punishing transgressive behaviour

b) Concern, frequently orchestrated by the media, about declining moral standards and their impact on social order

c) The process whereby a sub-cultural group is defined as a source of social disorder and/or crime

d) A concept drawn from psychology which is held to underpin the tendency of citizens to undertake vigilante behaviour

Question 3

What is the principle of Habeas Corpus?

a) The right to remain silent when arrested on suspicion of an offence

b) The legal presumption that a child under 10 years old is unaware of the difference between right and wrong

c) The right of those held in detention to be tried in a court of law

d) The element of the criminal code which determines the sentences issued for particular crimes

Question 4

Which of the following is most associated with a liberalising and progressive approach during their period as Home Secretary?

a) Jack Straw

b) Roy Jenkins

c) Sir Frank Soskice

d) Michael Howard

Question 5

Which of the following statements best summarises statistical trends in relation to experience of crime and the prison population in Britain in the last decade?

a) Both experience of crime and prison populations have been increasing

b) The prison population has decreased and experience of crime has decreased

c) Experience of crime has decreased but the prison population has increased

d) Both levels of experience of crime and the prison population exhibit no clear trends

Question 6

Downes and Morgan make which of the following arguments?

a) Low level social disorder can quickly escalate into more serious law-breaking

b) Crime statistics do not accurately reflect the 'real' level of crime

c) Crime only emerged as a politically significant issue in British politics after the1970s

d) The labels assigned to people determines their behaviour. For example, the label 'criminal' encourages re-offending

Question 7

Michael Howard's tenure as Home Secretary is associated with which one of the following?

a) Restrictions on the right to jury trials

b) Increasing the accountability of the Police by the creation of neighbourhood policing committees

c) Reform of the right to silence

d) The introduction of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders

Question 8

Clause 28 refers to which of the following?

a) A prohibition upon local councils 'promoting' homosexuality

b) Electronic tagging of prisoners on bail

c) Powers for local councils to issue curfews against children under the age of 16

d) Local crime audits undertaken by the police, the voluntary sector and local authorities

Question 9

New Labour's approach to law and order is best characterised by which of the following statements?

a) New Labour understands the causes of crime as predominantly structural

b) New Labour associates the causes of crime with the agency of individuals who decide to commit crime

c) New Labour understands crime's causes as both structural and agency based

d) New Labour has no clear analysis of the causes of crime

Question 10

Which one of the following policies has not been pursued by the Labour government first elected in 1997?

a) The number of police officers has been increased

b) It has introduced National Identity Cards

c) It has sought to tackle anti-social behaviour via ASBOs

d) It has urged the courts to issue custodial sentences for minor crimes more frequently

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