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Explain the role of agencies in social control: WJEC Level 3 Criminology questions

Every WJEC Level 3 Criminology exam question on AC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q1(a)

    Summer 2025 · Unit 4

    6 marksAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Summer 2025 Unit 4, question 1(a): Explain the reach and other working practices of the prison service in achieving social control. [6]

  2. Q1(a)(i)

    Summer 2023 · Unit 4

    2 marksAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Summer 2023 Unit 4, question 1(a)(i): Identify two aims or objectives of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). [2]

  3. Q1(a)(ii)

    Summer 2023 · Unit 4

    1 markAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Summer 2023 Unit 4, question 1(a)(ii): Identify the source of the funding of the CPS. [1]

  4. Q1(a)

    Summer 2022 · Unit 4

    1 markAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Summer 2022 Unit 4, question 1(a): Identify one aim of the police service in achieving social control. [1]

  5. Q1(b)

    Summer 2022 · Unit 4

    6 marksAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Summer 2022 Unit 4, question 1(b): Explain the reach, and other working practices, of the police service in achieving social control. [6]

  6. Q3(a)(i)

    January 2022 · Unit 4

    1 markAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
    The whole paper ↗
    January 2022 Unit 4, question 3(a)(i): Identify how state prisons are funded. [1]

  7. Q3(a)(ii)

    January 2022 · Unit 4

    2 marksAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
    The whole paper ↗
    January 2022 Unit 4, question 3(a)(ii): Identify two aims of prisons. [2]

  8. Q3(b)

    January 2022 · Unit 4

    4 marksAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
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    January 2022 Unit 4, question 3(b): Briefly explain the role of charities, such as Broken System, in social control. [4]

  9. Q1(a)

    Autumn 2020 · Unit 4

    4 marksAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Autumn 2020 Unit 4, question 1(a): Briefly explain the role of one charity involved in achieving social control. [4]

  10. Q2(d)

    Autumn 2020 · Unit 4

    9 marksAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Autumn 2020 Unit 4, question 2(d): Discuss the role of social control agencies involved in bringing Ellie to justice. [9]

  11. Q2(b)

    Summer 2019 · Unit 4

    5 marksAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Summer 2019 Unit 4, question 2(b): Discuss the role of the police service in achieving social control. [5]

  12. Q3(a)

    Summer 2019 · Unit 4

    3 marksAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Summer 2019 Unit 4, question 3(a): Describe how the Probation Service is funded. [3]

  13. Q1(a)

    Summer 2018 · Unit 4

    3 marksAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Summer 2018 Unit 4, question 1(a): Outline the role of the prison service in England and Wales. [3]

  14. Q3(a)

    Summer 2018 · Unit 4

    1 markAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Summer 2018 Unit 4, question 3(a): Identify how the agencies in the Ministry of Justice are funded. [1]

  15. Q3(b)

    Summer 2018 · Unit 4

    5 marksAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Summer 2018 Unit 4, question 3(b): Explain the role of the National Probation Service in achieving social control. [5]

  16. Q3(d)

    Summer 2017 · Unit 4

    6 marksAC3.1 Explain the role of agencies in social control
    The whole paper ↗
    Summer 2017 Unit 4, question 3(d): Explain the role of the police in social control. [6]
All 16 questions on Explain the role of agencies in social control, as a list
  1. Summer 2025, Unit 4, Q1(a) (6 marks): Explain the reach and other working practices of the prison service in achieving social control. [6]
  2. Summer 2023, Unit 4, Q1(a)(i) (2 marks): Identify two aims or objectives of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). [2]
  3. Summer 2023, Unit 4, Q1(a)(ii) (1 mark): Identify the source of the funding of the CPS. [1]
  4. Summer 2022, Unit 4, Q1(a) (1 mark): Identify one aim of the police service in achieving social control. [1]
  5. Summer 2022, Unit 4, Q1(b) (6 marks): Explain the reach, and other working practices, of the police service in achieving social control. [6]
  6. January 2022, Unit 4, Q3(a)(i) (1 mark): Identify how state prisons are funded. [1]
  7. January 2022, Unit 4, Q3(a)(ii) (2 marks): Identify two aims of prisons. [2]
  8. January 2022, Unit 4, Q3(b) (4 marks): Briefly explain the role of charities, such as Broken System, in social control. [4]
  9. Autumn 2020, Unit 4, Q1(a) (4 marks): Briefly explain the role of one charity involved in achieving social control. [4]
  10. Autumn 2020, Unit 4, Q2(d) (9 marks): Discuss the role of social control agencies involved in bringing Ellie to justice. [9]
  11. Summer 2019, Unit 4, Q2(b) (5 marks): Discuss the role of the police service in achieving social control. [5]
  12. Summer 2019, Unit 4, Q3(a) (3 marks): Describe how the Probation Service is funded. [3]
  13. Summer 2018, Unit 4, Q1(a) (3 marks): Outline the role of the prison service in England and Wales. [3]
  14. Summer 2018, Unit 4, Q3(a) (1 mark): Identify how the agencies in the Ministry of Justice are funded. [1]
  15. Summer 2018, Unit 4, Q3(b) (5 marks): Explain the role of the National Probation Service in achieving social control. [5]
  16. Summer 2017, Unit 4, Q3(d) (6 marks): Explain the role of the police in social control. [6]

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