Aims Of Sentencing

Question 1

Types of sentencing aims

Answer 1

• Retribution (punishment)
• Rehabilitation and reform (helping individual)
• Reparation (compensation)
• Deterrence (discouragement from committing crime)
• Protection of the Public

Question 2

Retribution

Answer 2

Is based in the idea of punishing the offender either by imprisonment, community services, fines

• the sentence should be proportionate with the seriousness of the offence committed
• punishment imposed only on the ground that an offence has been committed

Question 3

Rehabilitation

Answer 3

This is about helping the offender to change their behaviour and mentality so that it prevents them from committing further crimes

Examples: Mental health institute, counselling, therapy, medical attention

Aims to reform the individual/offender into society

Question 4

Reparation

Answer 4

This is based on the idea that the offender should pay for the compensation for the harm done and so compensating the victim with money

-Repayment to the victim

Question 5

Deterrence

Answer 5

Reduction in crime is achieved through deterrence which is the idea of discouraging the offender from committing that crime again

Can be achieved by giving fines or imprisonment
-offender is deterred through fear of further punishments such as by giving them extra long sentences

Question 6

Protection of the public

Answer 6

Focuses on incapacitating the offender in order to prevent them from committing further crimes against the public

Make the offender incapable of committing further crimes/offences

Examples: long prison sentences