Describe the role played by the police in social control this is for criminology unit 4 AC3.1

How do the police exert social control?

-can provide evidence in court

-can enforce the law

-the use of CCTV

-neighbourhood watch creates a deterrence

-physical policing presence

-testify in court to bring a prosecution to an offender

Explanation:

the old way of life was represented by superstition, an angry god, and absolute submission to authority. the thinkers of the age of reason ushered in a new way of thinking. this new way championed the accomplishments of humankind. individuals did not have to accept despair. science and reason could bring happiness and progress. kings did not rule by divine right. they had an obligation to their subjects. europeans pondered the implications for nearly a century. americans put them into practice first.