Cardiff on a Saturday Night

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Night out in Cardiff showing the police at work.

Shows the centre of Cardiff late on a Saturday night. A look at the work of the police dealing with trouble on the streets and focussing on the social problems caused by the effects of over-consumption of alcohol, particularly amongst the young.
From: Week in Week Out - Calling Time
First Broadcast : 28 February 2006

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 14-16,16+

Subject : Sociology

Topic : Community and culture

Keywords : Understanding crime, Crime, Means of social control, Justice system, Moral panic, Zero tolerance, Role of the police,

Notes : DISCUSSION • Discuss the effects of over-consumtion of alcohol and the role of the police. • In what way do the police act as a means of social control? • What other agencies etc control mis-behaviour in society? EXTENDED WORK • Investigate statistics on street crime - link to the effects of excessive drinking. • Research statistics on arrests at the weekend ; compare with other times in the week. • Field visit to magistrate's court - produce reports on the case observed. • Field visit to police station in order to discover more about the role of the police. • REVISION • Note and explain the role of the police. • Note and explain in what ways do the police act as a means of social control. • Evaluate Reality of the New Right explanations on the role of the police.

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