1. Extended Essay
English B
Criminal Rights And Culture
To what extent do the rights of criminals influence the society
and it’s culture?
Word Count: 4000
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Crimes And Criminals
3. Society
4. Culture
5. Criminals Rights
6. The Impact of The Criminal Rights on The Individual and
Society
7. Case Study
8. Conclusion

2. 9. Bibliography
Introduction
To my understanding crime is any act that violates written
criminal law. We all, in our societies, see crimes, such as
robbery, assault, rape, murder, burglary, and embezzlement, as
deviant. Therefore, it is the behavior that goes against all the
norms, values and expectations of the society. Law is formally
created to regulate the behavior of its members of the society,
this is known as formal social control. Why do people violate
laws or norms, and how the society reacts to such kind of acts?
Usually, people argued that criminals who are considered a
member of any society violates the rules or the law because the
authorities do not provide them with the basic human needs to
live a normal life so, they tend to satisfy their needs by
committing crimes. On the other hand, others argued that some
people on the societies have some physiological problems that
they got from the nature of the environment they lived in which
may lead to deviant behavior.
In this essay, I will fully investigate whether different societies
and authorities grant criminals their human rights. My research
question is “to what extent do the rights of criminals influence
the society and its culture?” In this essay, I have broken down
this topic into components that are related to each other to
answer the research question. Firstly, I will explore the concept
of crime and its effect on the culture and the society. Also, I

3. will investigate whether both societies and authorities provide
their members the necessary means to achieve culturally valued
goals to prevent deviant behavior. Secondly, I will look into
both concepts of society and it’s culture that is exhibited into
pattern of values, ideas, norms and it is relation to abnormal
behavior that is displayed by some member of society. Further,
I will discuss whether criminals are given their rights as
members of the society and whether these rights will help the
criminals to change their unaccepted behavior after their release
from prison or these given rights to the criminals may lead
another member of the society to deviant criminal behavior.
Finally, I will examine a case study of two criminals that lived
in different societies with one given his full rights and the other
did not get any of his rights. All these questions will be fully
investigated and analyzed.
STEEPLE and SWOT: Things to Look For
STEEPLE Analysis
1. Social
Consider: Demographics, age and structure of
populations, patterns of work, gender roles,
public opinion, life expectancies, religions, diet
and nutrition, fads, entertainment, etc. Are the
company’s target markets growing or shrinking?
Are the company’s products trendsetting, or
cultural touch points? What social mores have an
influence on your company or product?
2. Technological

4. Consider: Information and communications,
scale and rate of change, Internet downloads,
streaming, etc. What capabilities does the
company have now? What innovations is it
pursuing? What other innovations in the
marketplace now can the company adopt now or
in the future? What technologies that it uses are
in the mature or declining part of their cycle?
3. Economic
Consider: Rate of economic growth, interest
rates, inflation, disposable income, etc. Are the
company’s markets experiencing growth or
recession? Look at employment figures and
trends. Examine domestic and international.
What’s happened with the parent company’s
stock price in the most recent years? Is it in step
with market indicators?
SWOT Analysis
1. Strengths
Consider: What are the strengths the company has both
internally
and in the current marketplace? How are its finances? What are
its
strongest brands or product lines? What reputation does it have
with
its customers? How good is customer service? How do its
revenues,
sales, viewership or users reflect success, in comparison to its
competitors? Be specific; cite facts/figures.
2. Weaknesses

5. Consider: What weaknesses could the company have in its
internal
operations and in its standing in the marketplace? Does it have
any
weak brands or product lines? What could it do better? Consider
employees, prices, strategies, etc. Are its revenues, sales,
viewership
or users less than its competitors? Back up statements with
facts/
figures and their sources.
3. Opportunities
Consider: What opportunities exist in the market place? What
'unmet'
potential customer needs present themselves for this company,
with
the type of products it provides. How could it modify its
product line
to meet those needs? Do its competitors have any weaknesses
and
how can the company take advantage of them? Does it have a
potential or existing technology advantage? Back up statements.
4. Threats
Consider: What threats to the company's potential success are
there
in the current economic environment? From competitors? From
changing technology or from other forces such as political or
ecological? Look at the environment of that industry as a whole.
Is
the industry or segment itself growing or shrinking? How could
this
affect the company in the future? Back up statements with facts/

6. figures and their sources.
STEEPLE Analysis
4. Ecological
Consider: Energy issues, cost of fuel, greening of the
planet, pressure groups, disasters, etc. How does your
company use natural resources? Does it have any
“green” initiatives? How does your company handle
pollution and waste? Resource conservation? Resource
preservation?
5. Political
Consider: Public services, taxes, unions, commissions,
government stability, etc. What is happening in the
company’s local community? What groundswells or
demonstrations have taken place? Also, are there any
people relationships inside the company that are
affecting business?
6. Legal
Consider: Advertising regulations, product safety,
legislation, trade regulation, intellectual property
protection/theft, etc. What’s happening with domestic
laws (state or federal legislatures)? What’s happening
with foreign laws in any overseas markets? Do
consumers have any complaints or grievances? Are
there any pending lawsuits or class actions?
7. Ethical
Consider: Integrity, trust, diversity, compliance,
decision-making, etc. Describe your company’s

7. corporate social responsibility statement. In what ways
do they engage with the larger community? In what
ways do they empower and engage their employees?
Do they have a Code of Ethics or a Code of Conduct?
What parts of the Code stand out?