aims of sentencing - retribution

Question 1

define retribution

Answer 1

doesn’t look to alter future behaviour but punishes the actions which have taken place. the theory says that crime is a rational choice and if you’re aware of the crime you’re committing then you can real with the consequences of these actions

Question 2

what biblical reference does it follow

Answer 2

“an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life” - links to how in the US the death penalty is still a consequence for those who commit murder, right realism theory

Question 3

how does this link to the sentence given for dangerous driving

Answer 3

the maximum prison sentence rose from 5 to 10 years in 1993 and in the criminal justice act 2003 it increased to 14 years