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Question 1

Define determinate sentences

Answer 1

Determinate sentences are sentences with a fixed length

Question 2

Define suspended sentences

Answer 2

Suspended sentences are sentences where the offender is given a prison sentence; but they do not go straight to prison

Question 3

The Criminal justice act 2003 states things which should be included within the community sentences. What are one of these things?

Answer 3

One of the things the criminal justice act 2003 should include is having supervision by a probation officer

Question 4

What type of criminal offence would be punished through fines?

Answer 4

One type of criminal offence punished through fines could be driving offences

Question 5

What are the two types of discharges?

Answer 5

One type of discharge is conditional discharge and the second type of discharge is the absolute discharge

Question 6

What does discharge mean?

Answer 6

Discharge is when someone is released from court without further punishment but they are still issued a criminal record

Question 7

What does absolute discharge mean?

Answer 7

An absolute discharge is when the court does not issue punishments because the process of attending court was enough

Question 8

What does conditional discharge mean?

Answer 8

A conditional discharge is a ‘rule’, and if offender commits another crime they will be issued punishment for the current and old one.

Question 9

Define life sentence

Answer 9

The most serious punishment, the offender is on licence for the rest of their life

Question 10

Define mandatory life sentences

Answer 10

This is a compulsory life sentence , they will face a whole life term

Question 11

Define indeterminate sentence

Answer 11

There is a minimum time the offender must serve in prison but offenders have no automatic right to be released after the minimum term has been served

Question 12

How many prisoners in the UK serve determinate sentences?

Answer 12

60-65,000

Question 13

How many people in the UK were convicted of a suspended sentence in 2018?

Answer 13

16%

Question 14

Give one reason why community sentencing doesn’t meet it’s aim of rehab?

Answer 14

Between 2007 and 2017 the numbers of community orders fell from 14% to 8%

Question 15

Give one reason why fines do not meet the aim of deterrence?

Answer 15

The amount of unpaid fines is high because in 2016 £747 million of fines were not paid