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Explain forms of social control: WJEC Level 3 Criminology questions

Every WJEC Level 3 Criminology exam question on AC2.1 Explain forms of social control, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q3(d)

    Summer 2025 · Unit 4

    6 marksAC2.1 Explain forms of social control
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    Summer 2025 Unit 4, question 3(d): Explain how the police act as a form of social control. [6]

  2. Q3(d)

    Summer 2024 · Unit 4

    9 marksAC2.1 Explain forms of social control
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    Summer 2024 Unit 4, question 3(d): Explain why most people abide by the law and do not commit crime. [9]

  3. Q3(a)

    Summer 2023 · Unit 4

    4 marksAC2.1 Explain forms of social control
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    Summer 2023 Unit 4, question 3(a): Briefly explain, using one example, what is meant by rational ideology as an internal form of social control. [4]

  4. Q3(b)

    Summer 2023 · Unit 4

    6 marksAC2.1 Explain forms of social control
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    Summer 2023 Unit 4, question 3(b): Explain how the prison service acts as an external form of social control. [6]

  5. Q2(c)

    Summer 2022 · Unit 4

    6 marksAC2.1 Explain forms of social control
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    Summer 2022 Unit 4, question 2(c): Explain how the court system acts as an external form of social control. [6]

  6. Q3(e)

    Summer 2022 · Unit 4

    4 marksAC2.1 Explain forms of social control
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    Summer 2022 Unit 4, question 3(e): Briefly describe how internal forms of social control contribute to individuals abiding by the law. [4]

  7. Q1(b)

    January 2022 · Unit 4

    4 marksAC2.1 Explain forms of social control
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    January 2022 Unit 4, question 1(b): Briefly describe what is meant by internal social control. [4]

  8. Q2(a)

    January 2022 · Unit 4

    6 marksAC2.1 Explain forms of social control
    The whole paper ↗
    January 2022 Unit 4, question 2(a): Explain how the police may be perceived as an external form of social control. [6]

  9. Q3(b)

    Autumn 2020 · Unit 4

    4 marksAC2.1 Explain forms of social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Autumn 2020 Unit 4, question 3(b): Briefly describe how prisons serve as a method of social control. [4]

  10. Q3(c)(ii)

    Summer 2019 · Unit 4

    7 marksAC2.1 Explain forms of social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Summer 2019 Unit 4, question 3(c)(ii): Explain how probation orders act as an external form of social control. [7]

  11. Q3(e)

    Summer 2018 · Unit 4

    8 marksAC2.1 Explain forms of social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Summer 2018 Unit 4, question 3(e): Discuss reasons why individuals abide by the law. [8]

  12. Q1(c)

    Summer 2017 · Unit 4

    4 marksAC2.1 Explain forms of social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Summer 2017 Unit 4, question 1(c): Explain why imprisonment acts as an external form of social control. [4]

  13. Q3(c)

    Summer 2017 · Unit 4

    4 marksAC2.1 Explain forms of social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Summer 2017 Unit 4, question 3(c): Using examples, explain what is meant by internal forms of social control. [4]
All 13 questions on Explain forms of social control, as a list
  1. Summer 2025, Unit 4, Q3(d) (6 marks): Explain how the police act as a form of social control. [6]
  2. Summer 2024, Unit 4, Q3(d) (9 marks): Explain why most people abide by the law and do not commit crime. [9]
  3. Summer 2023, Unit 4, Q3(a) (4 marks): Briefly explain, using one example, what is meant by rational ideology as an internal form of social control. [4]
  4. Summer 2023, Unit 4, Q3(b) (6 marks): Explain how the prison service acts as an external form of social control. [6]
  5. Summer 2022, Unit 4, Q2(c) (6 marks): Explain how the court system acts as an external form of social control. [6]
  6. Summer 2022, Unit 4, Q3(e) (4 marks): Briefly describe how internal forms of social control contribute to individuals abiding by the law. [4]
  7. January 2022, Unit 4, Q1(b) (4 marks): Briefly describe what is meant by internal social control. [4]
  8. January 2022, Unit 4, Q2(a) (6 marks): Explain how the police may be perceived as an external form of social control. [6]
  9. Autumn 2020, Unit 4, Q3(b) (4 marks): Briefly describe how prisons serve as a method of social control. [4]
  10. Summer 2019, Unit 4, Q3(c)(ii) (7 marks): Explain how probation orders act as an external form of social control. [7]
  11. Summer 2018, Unit 4, Q3(e) (8 marks): Discuss reasons why individuals abide by the law. [8]
  12. Summer 2017, Unit 4, Q1(c) (4 marks): Explain why imprisonment acts as an external form of social control. [4]
  13. Summer 2017, Unit 4, Q3(c) (4 marks): Using examples, explain what is meant by internal forms of social control. [4]

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