Crime, Order and Social Control - for iPad/Mac/PC
36 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 14 years ago -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.
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Crime, order and social control
December 14, 2009 03:02 - 55 seconds - 873 KBA short introduction to this album.
Transcript -- Crime, order and social control
December 14, 2009 03:02 - 19.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A short introduction to this album.
The killing of Stephen Lawrence
December 14, 2009 03:01 - 11 minutes - 129 MB VideoHow 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.
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December 14, 2009 03:01 - 35.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- 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.
Taking racial abuse seriously
December 14, 2009 03:00 - 5 minutes - 63.6 MB VideoHow a new easier-to-prove offence allows the courts to deal more effectively with perpetrators of racial harassment.
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December 14, 2009 03:00 - 26.7 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How a new easier-to-prove offence allows the courts to deal more effectively with perpetrators of racial harassment.
Improving police procedures
December 14, 2009 02:59 - 3 minutes - 40.2 MB VideoPlumstead police's efforts to provide higher quality of service to the victims of racial incidents.
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December 14, 2009 02:59 - 25.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Plumstead police's efforts to provide higher quality of service to the victims of racial incidents.
Training police in Plumstead
December 14, 2009 02:58 - 7 minutes - 84.7 MB VideoPatrol officers discuss policy with the Racial Incident Unit's solicitors.
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December 14, 2009 02:58 - 31.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Patrol officers discuss policy with the Racial Incident Unit's solicitors.
Visiting victims of racial abuse
December 14, 2009 02:57 - 6 minutes - 62.8 MB VideoHow the Racial Incident Unit follows up after an attack in Plumstead.
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December 14, 2009 02:57 - 26.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How the Racial Incident Unit follows up after an attack in Plumstead.
Police and the community
December 14, 2009 02:56 - 10 minutes - 111 MB VideoHow community relations schemes are now an important aspect of police officer training programmes.
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December 14, 2009 02:56 - 32.8 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How community relations schemes are now an important aspect of police officer training programmes.
Crime and community safety
December 14, 2009 02:55 - 6 minutes - 6.19 MBHow social policies such as the Rock Challenge programme empower youth to have fun without drug-taking, thereby preventing crime.
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December 14, 2009 02:55 - 32.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How social policies such as the Rock Challenge programme empower youth to have fun without drug-taking, thereby preventing crime.
Anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOS)
December 14, 2009 02:54 - 9 minutes - 8.42 MBAn ASBO police co-ordinator explains what this powerful piece of legislation is and how it can be used as a crime-reduction strategy.
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December 14, 2009 02:54 - 32.8 KB application/pdfTranscript -- An ASBO police co-ordinator explains what this powerful piece of legislation is and how it can be used as a crime-reduction strategy.
Gated communities
December 14, 2009 02:53 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBWhy the rise in gated communities, and are they a valid answer to crime reduction?
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December 14, 2009 02:53 - 39.6 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Why the rise in gated communities, and are they a valid answer to crime reduction?
Urban crime and regeneration in Scotland
December 14, 2009 02:52 - 10 minutes - 9.62 MBA look at urban crime and regeneration in Leith.
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December 14, 2009 02:52 - 32.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A look at urban crime and regeneration in Leith.
Crime and the rural idyll
December 14, 2009 02:51 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBDefining what 'rural' means to different groups, and considering rural crime.
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December 14, 2009 02:51 - 37 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Defining what 'rural' means to different groups, and considering rural crime.
Crime in urban and rural contexts
December 14, 2009 02:50 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBA look at crime in both the rural and urban context.
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December 14, 2009 02:50 - 35.8 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A look at crime in both the rural and urban context.
Reshaping communities
December 14, 2009 02:49 - 2 minutes - 2.31 MBConclusions about the struggle for both urban and rural order in different parts of Scotland.
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December 14, 2009 02:49 - 20.7 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Conclusions about the struggle for both urban and rural order in different parts of Scotland.
Restorative justice: Involving the victims of crime
December 14, 2009 02:48 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBHow restorative justice works in New Zealand, and how it might be introduced in the UK.
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December 14, 2009 02:48 - 52.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How restorative justice works in New Zealand, and how it might be introduced in the UK.
Restorative justice: dealing with shoplifters
December 14, 2009 02:47 - 8 minutes - 8.21 MBA look at a crime initiative in Milton Keynes that uses restorative justice when dealing with shoplifters.
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December 14, 2009 02:47 - 35.3 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A look at a crime initiative in Milton Keynes that uses restorative justice when dealing with shoplifters.
Restorative justice in action
December 14, 2009 02:46 - 9 minutes - 8.26 MBHow offenders in restorative justice initiatives get a chance to express remorse and apologise to victims.
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December 14, 2009 02:46 - 36.6 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How offenders in restorative justice initiatives get a chance to express remorse and apologise to victims.
Restorative justice: does it work?
December 14, 2009 02:45 - 8 minutes - 7.37 MBEvaluating the effectiveness of restorative justice.
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December 14, 2009 02:45 - 35.9 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Evaluating the effectiveness of restorative justice.