AC2.3 Types of Punishment

Question 1

Imprisonment

Answer 1

• Removing someone from society and confining them to a building or cell to pushish them and protect the public
• aims:
• Retribution- pushing them for there rong
• Public protection- protecting the public from them
• Decerance- others wouldn’t commit crime cos they dont what to be in prison.
• Rehabilitation- programs and jobs in prison to help rehabilitate

Question 2

Community

Answer 2

• A punishment where the person gives back to sociality, survs the community and betters themselves
• eg litter picking or treatment programs
• aims:
• Rehabilitation- helps people to better themselves( treatment programs)
• Reparation- repers the wrong done to the community
• retribution- there being punished but not as savaly as imprisonment.

Question 3

Financial

Answer 3

• Monetary fines to pay back the crown or the victim.
• eg compensation, speeding fine or paying legal costs
• Deterrence- people dont what to pay so they don’t commit crime again
• Retribution-there being punished but not as severely as imprisonment.

Question 4

Discharge

Answer 4

• The person gets a criminal record but no more punishment than that
• There’s conditional and non coditional. conditional you cant commit crime cos imprisonment will occur
• Deterrence of reoffending- people won’t commit more crime if they know they’ll go to prison.

Question 5

the pros and cons of meeting their aims - Imprisonment

Answer 5

Retribution
pro- pay back is achieved when the sentence matches the crime
con- when the prison sentence is short or suspended the person gets very little retribution
Deterrence
pro- harsh sentences deter others cos fear of prison
con- reoffending rates are high so it doesn’t deter reoffending
Rehabilitation
pro- lots of resources for rehabilitation in prison like education and training
con- people have to want to rehabilitate for it to work
Public protection
pro- removes dangerous people from society
con- only lasts wells there in prison

Question 6

the pros and cons of meeting their aims- Community

Answer 6

Rehabilitation
pro- treatment programs offer opportunity to reabilite
con- people have to want to rehabilitate for it to work
Reparation
pro- offenders give back to the community
con- there forced to give back to the community they may not want to
Retribution
pro- its a punishment they have to do it
con- not a harsh punishment

Question 7

the pros and cons of meeting their aims - Financial

Answer 7

Retribution
pro- its a punishment they have to do it
con- not a harsh punishment
Deterrence
pro- affective at deterrence as people dont what to loss there money so they don’t commit crime
con- doesn’t deter offenders with money cos they can pay it

Question 8

the pros and cons of meeting their aims - Discharge

Answer 8

Deterrence
pro- people wouldn’t reoffend cos they dont what to go to prison for both crims
con- conditions only last for a certain time like a year so it only works during the time limit