AC 2.3 Flashcards
How does prison perform retribution?
It takes away freedom and luxaries from offenders
EVAL - prison and retribution
Prisoners have been able to smuggle luxury goods in
How does prison perform deterrence?
Long sentences, no freedom, abuse e.g fights, watched 24/7
EVAL - prison and deterrence
Prisoners have access to food and shelter - some people may not have access to this on the outside
How does prison perform protection?
Takes an offender out of the community, doesn’t allow them to commit crime and hurt others
EVAL - prison and protection
Prison workers are not protected, community is only protected while prisoners are serving sentence, not after they complete the,
How does prison perform rehabilitation?
Programmes that help people get off jobs. Job in prison, education courses
EVAL - prison and rehabilitation
Prisoners have been able to smuggle in drugs, cuts in funding lead to courses not being run
How does prison perform reperation?
They spend time in prison, with no freedom
EVAL - prison and reperation
Nothing is done to actually change the behaviour of the offender - doesn’t pay back
How do community sentences perform rehabilitation?
Treatment programmes for drugs
EVAL - rehabilitation and community sentences
Drug treatment programmes could be seen as a reward for their crime
How do community sentences perform public protection?
Offenders are supervised by probation officers so they dont get the opportunity to commit crime.
Curfews and exclusion zones are tracked by tag
EVAL - community sentences and public protection
Sentences are completed in the community, so they can still pose a risk to society
How does community sentences perform reperaration?
They can give back to the community
They can repair specific damage they have caused
e.g cleaning graffiti
EVAL - community sentences and reperaration
Does not repair psychological damage and trauma
How do community sentences meet the aim of retribution?
Takes away offenders freedom e.g exclusion zones and curfews
EVAL - community sentences and retribution
Victims may feel sentence is not harsh enough doesn’t serve justice
How does community sentences perform deterrence?
Offenders know that their freedom will be taken away with electronic tags
EVAL - community sentences
Reoffending rates for community sentences are 34% within 12 months
How do fines perform deterrence?
Fear of unnecessary money having to be spent
Failure to pay can lead to a prison sentence
EVAL - fines and deterrence
Moss (2015) - found that 61% of fines are written off or not collected
Offenders getting away with it
How to fines perform retribution?
Giving up ‘something value’ they are paying for their actions
EVAL - fines and retribution
Effectiveness varies based on the financial situation of the offender - upper class will not be concerned with fines
