AC 2.3 Understand The Role Of Punishment In The Criminal Justice System

Question 1

what three aims do fines meet

Answer 1

reparation
retribution
deterrence

Question 2

do fines meet the aim of reparation

Answer 2

yes - fines are paid back into the government and offender can be made to pay victim compensation

no - in 2016 the back log of unpaid fines and putt changes had reached £747 milliom

Question 3

do fines meet the sun if retribution

Answer 3

yes - make people suffer/punish them through financially punishing them

no - people who can afford the fine may not care about the crime they’ve committed

Question 4

do fines meet the aim of deference

Answer 4

yes - may prevent future crime as people do not want to loose money, higher the fine is equal to the greater the deterrence

no- people who can afford the fine may not be deterred as they won’t see it as punishment

Question 5

what aims do fines meet

Answer 5

retribution
reparation
deterrence

Question 6

what aim does discharges meet

Answer 6

deterrence

Question 7

how does discharge meet the aim of detterence

Answer 7

yes - seen as a warning, experience of going to court is frightening and so msg be enough to make the person want to reoffend

yes - low rate of offending following a discharge particularly for first time offenders

Question 8

what are the two types of discharge

Answer 8

conditional discharge
absolute discharge

Question 9

what’s conditional discharge

Answer 9

offender will be punished if they commit a crime in a . certain timeframe

Question 10

what’s absolute discharge

Answer 10

no penalty is imposed because defendant is guilty but morally blameless

Question 11

what four aims do imprisonment meet

Answer 11

retribution
public protection
deterrence
rehabilitation

Question 12

how does imprisonment meet the aim of retribution

Answer 12

yes - punishes by taking away their freedom

no - offenders with short or even long sentences might not impact re offending rates

Question 13

how does imprisonment meet the aim of public protection

Answer 13

yes - they can do no further harm to the public, for example through life sentences of IPPs

no - sentences and prison can be universities of crime this could lead to greater harm in the future

Question 14

how does imprisonment link to the aim of rehabilitation

Answer 14

yes - high rate of reoffending after prison; sentences might not be long enough to change their behaviour

no - limited places on programmed like anger management and little educational programmes available

Question 15

what four aims do community sentences link to

Answer 15

retribution
public protection
deterrence
rehabilitation

Question 16

how does community sentences link to the aim of retribution

Answer 16

yes - all contain elements of retribution like curfews restrict movement, freedom is limited

yes - high visibility vests, names and shames offenders

Question 17

how does community sentences link to public protection

Answer 17

yes - as they do not lock up people, they do not achieve incapacitation

yes - breaches can lead to imprisonment

Question 18

how does community sentence link to deterrence

Answer 18

no - in 2013, more than 75% of people sent to prison in the previous year had at least one previous community sentence

Question 19

how does community sentences link to rehabilitation

Answer 19

yes - studies show that community sentences are better at reducing re offender than shirt prison sentences

no- the use of them has declined