Gaps in state provision

what does gaps in state provision talk about

how state agencies of social control can achieve some degree of control over criminal and anti-social behaviour, but this cannot be fully complete.

how does funding contribute as a limitation

since the funding is based on how much tax payers are willing to pay for these agencies and also through competing sectors such as the National Health Service (NHS)

what evidence shows that cut in funding of these agencies has led to a consequence

2010 - 2018

CPS - funding cut lead to them losing 1/3 of their staff

POLICE - budget was cut by 19% and led to the fall of 20,000 in police numbers

PRISON - funding cut by 16% and led to the loss of 15%

how does new technology act as another reason for why state agencies are less able to achieve social control?

because police are unable to deal with huge amounts of data - head of the CPS (2018)

The director of public prosecutions has said that problems checking mobile phones for evidence have led to failures to disclose evidence and a fall in number of rape and sexual offence charges.

how can unreported crimes cause limitations?

criminal justice systems can only investigate crimes that are reported, only 40% of crimes are reported.