AC2.3- imprisonment DONT DO

Question 1

criminal justice act 2003 sets of 5 aims of sentencing

Answer 1

1. rehabilitation of offenders
2. crime reduction
3. protecting the public
4. making amends to the victim
5. punishment of offenders

Question 2

Life sentence

Answer 2

released after minimum tariff but will be on license for life and if they break these terms they will go back to prison

Question 3

Indeterminate sentences

Answer 3

IPP, or given a tariff but it is arbitrary – no automatic a right to release and they have to prove to parole board that they are safe, for repeat offenders

Question 4

Determinate sentence

Answer 4

fixed length of time and usually serve half in prison and a half in the community on license, called post sentence supervision

Question 5

Suspended sentences

Answer 5

served in community of the two years and gives them the chance to prison a comply with the law, if they break the law they go to prison for the original whole sentence and can be set requirements they have to comply with

Question 6

does imprisonment meet the aim of punishment of retribution

Answer 6

some people say no as prison is too easy whilst other say yes as it is worse than death because it takes away freedom

Question 7

does imprisonment meet the aim of deterrence

Answer 7

48% recidivism rate

Question 8

does imprisonment meet the aim of incapacitation and public protection

Answer 8

differential association states we learn more about how to commit crime and brief incapacitation tells us that you learn to commit crime

Question 9

does imprisonment meet to the aim of reparation

Answer 9

prisoners earning act- deduction made from prison as wages go to the victims