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Question 1

what is the aim of deterrence?

Answer 1

• Aim of individual deterrence is to ensure an offender does not reoffend.
• A suspended sentence is an example of individual deterrence as imprisonment will occur if further crimes are committed. This is hoped will prevent future offending.
• However, recidivism rate would suggest than many prisoners are not deterred from committing crimes as reoffending rate is nearly 50% within a year of release.
• Aim of general deterrence is to prevent potential offenders from committing a crime. However, often the impact of a sentence with a deterrent element is weakened by it relating to someone else.

Question 2

what is the aim of Rehabilitation?

Answer 2

• Aim is to reform offenders and
  reintroduce them to society.
• Presumes criminal behaviour is due to
  free will & choice. Believe criminals can
  change their behaviour.
• Rehabilitation can be seen in community
  sentences & probation orders.

Question 3

what is the aim of Repatriation?

Answer 3

Repatriation
- Often involves compensating the victim of a crime by
ordering the offender to pay a sum of money to the
victim.
- Also aims to ensure offenders ‘pay back’ and repatriate
society by completing unpaid community work.
- Restorative Justice schemes also created whereby
offenders and victims meet. Offenders can make direct
repatriation through writing letters of apology, repairing
any damage caused and explaining the event/reasons for
the crime face to face.

Question 4

Public Protection

Answer 4

Public Protection
- Punishment must serve the purpose of
protecting society from dangerous
criminals.
- Through incapacitation, an offender is
prevented from having their freedom.
- Examples of punishments can include
long prison sentences and electronic
tagging which aim to punish individuals
and protect the public from serious
criminals.

Question 5

Retribution (Punishment)

Answer 5

Retribution (Punishment)
- Based on the idea an offender
needs to be punished.
- Does not seek to alter future
behaviour of the offender, only to
inflict a punishment for the crime.
- Aims to provide an adequate level
of justice to the victims of the
offenders’ crimes.
-Contains an element of revenge,
whereby the victims and society are
avenged for the wrong done by the
individual.