A.C. 2.3 Assess how forms of punishment meet the aims of punishment ​

Question 1

what are the four basic forms of punishment

Answer 1

1. Imprisonment​
   ​2. Community Orders​
   ​3. Financial Penalties​
2. Discharges ​

Question 2

what are the 5 aims of punishment

Answer 2

1. Retribution​
   ​2. Rehabilitation​
   ​3. Reparation​
   ​4. Public Protection​
   ​5. Deterrence ​

Question 3

when is a prison sentence given out

Answer 3

when the court believes that the public must be protected by removing the offender from society. ​

Question 4

what are the four kinds of prison sentence

Answer 4

1. indeterminate sentences
2. determinate sentences
3. suspended sentences
4. life sentences.
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Question 5

describe life sentences

Answer 5

• judge sets minimum time that the offender must spend in prison before they can be considered for release by the parole board.
• board assesses whether release is safe/suitable. ​
• released on licence
• remains on licence for the rest of their life. ​
• If at anytime they break the terms of their licence, they will be called back to prison.
• very serious cases, a judge may sentence an offender to a whole life term (they will never be released​)

Question 6

describe indeterminate sentences

Answer 6

• the is a set minimum time they must serve but they have no automatic right to be released once this is up.
• parole board decides if offender is suitable for release on licence
• The Criminal Justice Act 2003 allowed offenders to continue to be detained indefinitely after they had served their minimum sentence, if they were regarded as potentially too dangerous to be released. ​
• IPP sentences were ruled unlawful in 2012 and the sentence was abolished for new cases

Question 7

in 2018 around how many prisoners were serving indeterminate sentences

Answer 7

approx 10,000

Question 8

what are IPP sentences

Answer 8

imprisonment for public protection prisoners. ​

Question 9

approx how many IPP prisoners remained in 2018 after it was abolished in 2012

Answer 9

2600

Question 10

describe determinate sentences

Answer 10

• have a fixed length
• most cases = not all sentence served in prison. (sentence shorted than 12 months = released halfway through) (sentence 12 months or longer = first half in prison in the second half in the community on licence.)
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Question 11

how many prisoners in the UK served determinate sentences in 2018

Answer 11

60 to 65000

Question 12

describe suspended sentences

Answer 12

• offender given prison sentence but don’t go directly to prison
• may receive a suspended sentence if they would otherwise be given a prison sentence of less than 12 months. ​
• suspended for up to two years
• court may also look impose requirements such as probation or drug addiction treatment. ​
  must not commit any further offences during this

Question 13

what percent of those convicted of a serious or indictable offence received a suspended prison sentence. ​

Answer 13

16%