adult sentencing (p.1 s.b)

Question 1

what is retribution?

Answer 1

•under s10 criminal justice act 2003
punishment inflicted on the offenders as vengeance for a criminal act
“an eye for an eye”

Question 2

what is deterrence?

Answer 2

•under s57 sentencing act
preventing the commission of future crimes - the idea that an unpleasant punishment will put someone off the idea of committing a crime

Question 3

what are the two types of deterrence?

Answer 3

•general- harsh punishment with aims of preventing future crimes
•individual- harsh punishment directed at the offender

Question 4

what is rehabilitation?

Answer 4

•under rehabilitation of offenders act 1974
the idea of reforming the offender so they are less likely to commit offences in the future

Question 5

what are individualised sentences?

Answer 5

a sentence that is designed to the specific needs of the offender

Question 6

what is reparation?

Answer 6

gives the victim the opportunity to tell the offender how the crime has impacted them

Question 7

kurt zouma

Answer 7

(form of rehabilitation)
•sentenced 180 hours of community service and banned from keeping cats for 5 years

Question 8

carla foster

Answer 8

(form of deterrence)
•jailed over 28 months, with 14 months of custody
•for taking abortion pills beyond the legal 24 weeks
•the judge recognised her remorse but upheld the law to prevent from others from doing the same

Question 9

kieran usher

Answer 9

(a form of punishment)
•first person convicted due to the summer riots

Question 10

harpers law

Answer 10

(a form of deterrence)
•introduces mandatory life sentences for anyone convicted of unlawfully killing an emergency worker while on duty whilst carrying out another crime

Question 11

retribution advantages

Answer 11

•justice is served
•prevents vigilantes- people taking the law into their own hands
•sends a clear message to society

Question 12

retribution disadvantages

Answer 12

•arguably two wrongs don’t make a right
•what happens when an offender goes back to society?

Question 13

deterrence advantages

Answer 13

•helps society by preventing re-offending
•short, sharp shock can instil fear in offender which can lead to reformed behaviour

Question 14

deterrence disadvantages

Answer 14

•no guarantee it will work
•assumes that an offender will stop to think of the consequences when committing the crime

Question 15

rehabilitation advantages

Answer 15

•recognises that there are causes of crimes
•allows for second chances
•saves tax payers money

Question 16

rehabilitation disadvantages

Answer 16

•no guarantee it will work
•seen as a soft option by some