AC 2.2 Flashcards
What is retribution?
Making sure that the offender is adequately punished.
What is the main aim of retribution?
To make sure that the offender doesn’t offend again, as the punishment is unpleasant.
Is retribution left realist or right realist?
Right
What is reparation
The idea is to repair the damage caused by the offender
What is an example of reparation?
Restorative Justice
Is reparation a left realist or right realist approach?
It’s a left realist approach.
What is Rehabilitation?
To change the offenders behaviour to integrate them back into society.
Is Rehabilitation a left realist or right realist approach?
It’s a left realist approach.
What are the two forms of deterrence?
Individual Deterrence and General Deterrence.
What is Individual deterrence?
The idea that people will not commit crime if they are faced with a harsher sentence for reoffending.
What is general deterrence?
The idea that people will not commit crime if they are faced with punishment.
How does marxist theory link in with deterrence?
Crime is inevitable, as we are living in a capitalistic society.
What is denunciation?
A way of society enforcing norms and rules.
What kind of approach is denunciation?
It’s a functionalist approach.
What is an issue with denunciation?
It could lead to a self fulfilling prophecy.
