Crime, Order and Social Control - for iPod/iPhone: Recent Episodes
The Open University
Have you ever been the victim of crime? Are you fearful of rising crime rates? Crime is one of contemporary society's most pressing social problems - how should we respond to it? This album visits various communities in the UK to explore issues of criminal justice and the introduction of possibly controversial crime control initiatives such as restorative justice, which involves offenders meeting their victims. It also looks at schemes tackling problems of racial violence and other anti-social behaviours. This material forms part of The Open University course D315 Crime, order and social control.
How the brutal murder of a teenager in 1993 uncovered institutional racism, and became the driving force to improve race relations and criminal justice law in Britain.
Transcript -- How the brutal murder of a teenager in 1993 uncovered institutional racism, and became the driving force to improve race relations and criminal justice law in Britain.
How a new easier-to-prove offence allows the courts to deal more effectively with perpetrators of racial harassment.
Transcript -- How a new easier-to-prove offence allows the courts to deal more effectively with perpetrators of racial harassment.
Plumstead police's efforts to provide higher quality of service to the victims of racial incidents.
Transcript -- Plumstead police's efforts to provide higher quality of service to the victims of racial incidents.
Transcript -- Patrol officers discuss policy with the Racial Incident Unit's solicitors.
How community relations schemes are now an important aspect of police officer training programmes.
Transcript -- How community relations schemes are now an important aspect of police officer training programmes.
How social policies such as the Rock Challenge programme empower youth to have fun without drug-taking, thereby preventing crime.
Transcript -- How social policies such as the Rock Challenge programme empower youth to have fun without drug-taking, thereby preventing crime.
An ASBO police co-ordinator explains what this powerful piece of legislation is and how it can be used as a crime-reduction strategy.
Transcript -- An ASBO police co-ordinator explains what this powerful piece of legislation is and how it can be used as a crime-reduction strategy.
Transcript -- Why the rise in gated communities, and are they a valid answer to crime reduction?
Transcript -- Defining what 'rural' means to different groups, and considering rural crime.
Conclusions about the struggle for both urban and rural order in different parts of Scotland.
Transcript -- Conclusions about the struggle for both urban and rural order in different parts of Scotland.
How restorative justice works in New Zealand, and how it might be introduced in the UK.
Transcript -- How restorative justice works in New Zealand, and how it might be introduced in the UK.
A look at a crime initiative in Milton Keynes that uses restorative justice when dealing with shoplifters.
Transcript -- A look at a crime initiative in Milton Keynes that uses restorative justice when dealing with shoplifters.
How offenders in restorative justice initiatives get a chance to express remorse and apologise to victims.
Transcript -- How offenders in restorative justice initiatives get a chance to express remorse and apologise to victims.