2.3 - How forms of punishment meet aims

Question 1

What are the agravting factors??

Answer 1

Weapon
Pre meditated
Racial motive
Vunerbale victim
Past offences

Question 2

What are the mitigating factors??

Answer 2

Spur of moment
First time offender
Good character
Showing remorse
Pleading guilty

Question 3

What is a mandatory sentence??

Answer 3

Specific sentence for specific crime

Question 4

What is a tariff??

Answer 4

Length of time given for a crime

Question 5

What is a suspended sentence??

Answer 5

Free but if new offence serve old and new sentence

Question 6

3 reasons prisons work??

Answer 6

Token economics encourages good behaviour - develops when in society ( rehab )
Acts as a deterent ( deterence )
Cannot reazch communty so cannot offend ( protection )

Question 7

3 ways prisons dont work??

Answer 7

Corruption - 165 dismissed staff - no rehab
Few support programmes - only £76 when released means will reoffend ( protection )
Overpopulated - short sentence + early release no deterrent

Question 8

What is PFI??

Answer 8

Private Finance Initiative. A PFI prison is one which is not run by the Prison Service, but instead by a private company who wins a contract from the government to do so

Question 9

2 advantages for community sentences??

Answer 9

Repaying society 40 -300 hours ( reparation )
Drug + Alcohol treatment requirements ( rehab )

Question 10

2 disadvantages of community sentences??

Answer 10

Not protecting community by removing offenders
No rehab as not as harsh as prison

Question 11

2 advantages of fines??

Answer 11

Reparation - repaying victim
Deterence as highest level is unlimited

Question 12

2 disadvantages of fines??

Answer 12

No reform as they pay then are free
Light punishment - low retribution as they may be wealthy so its not really affecting them for their crime