Crime, Order and Social Control - for iPad/Mac/PC

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.

  • 55 seconds
    Crime, order and social control
    A short introduction to this album.
    14 December 2009, 3:02 am
  • Transcript -- Crime, order and social control
    Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
    14 December 2009, 3:02 am
  • 11 minutes 59 seconds
    The killing of Stephen Lawrence
    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.
    14 December 2009, 3:01 am
  • Transcript -- The killing of Stephen Lawrence
    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.
    14 December 2009, 3:01 am
  • 5 minutes 48 seconds
    Taking racial abuse seriously
    How a new easier-to-prove offence allows the courts to deal more effectively with perpetrators of racial harassment.
    14 December 2009, 3:00 am
  • Transcript -- Taking racial abuse seriously
    Transcript -- How a new easier-to-prove offence allows the courts to deal more effectively with perpetrators of racial harassment.
    14 December 2009, 3:00 am
  • 3 minutes 43 seconds
    Improving police procedures
    Plumstead police's efforts to provide higher quality of service to the victims of racial incidents.
    14 December 2009, 2:59 am
  • Transcript -- Improving police procedures
    Transcript -- Plumstead police's efforts to provide higher quality of service to the victims of racial incidents.
    14 December 2009, 2:59 am
  • 7 minutes 25 seconds
    Training police in Plumstead
    Patrol officers discuss policy with the Racial Incident Unit's solicitors.
    14 December 2009, 2:58 am
  • Transcript -- Training police in Plumstead
    Transcript -- Patrol officers discuss policy with the Racial Incident Unit's solicitors.
    14 December 2009, 2:58 am
  • 6 minutes 15 seconds
    Visiting victims of racial abuse
    How the Racial Incident Unit follows up after an attack in Plumstead.
    14 December 2009, 2:57 am
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