Custodial sentencing

Question 1

Custodial sentencing

Answer 1

Decision made by court the punishment for a crime should involve time being in custody

Question 2

What are the 4 aims of custodial sentencing

Answer 2

• Deterrence
• Incapacitation
• Retribution
• Rehabilitation

Question 3

Deterrence

Answer 3

Prison is designed to put off the individual from engaging in criminal behaviour

Question 4

Incapacitation

Answer 4

Taken out of the public domain to protect the general public. The need for incapacitation is likely to depend on severity of offence and the nature of the offender

Question 5

Retribution

Answer 5

Society is enacting revenge for the crime making the offender suffer and the level of suffering should be proportionate to the seriousness of the crime and to pay for their actions

Question 6

Rehabilitation

Answer 6

Many see the use of prisons to not solely punish, but to reform. Providing opportunities to develop skills

Question 7

What are the 3 psychological effects of custodial sentencing

Answer 7

• Stress and depression
• Institutionalisation
• Prisonisation

Question 8

Stress and depression

Answer 8

• High suicide rates, mutation and self harm
• Stress of prison also increases the risk of developing psych disorders on release

Question 9

Institutionalisation

Answer 9

• The individuals take on the norms and routines of prison life
• They may be unable to function ‘in the real world’ when released

Question 10

Prisonisation

Answer 10

• Inmate code
• Behaviour considered unacceptable in the real world may be encouraged and rewarded in prison

Question 11

Recidivism

Answer 11

• Reoffending
• A tendency to relapse into previous conviction or made of behaviour

Question 12

The problem of recidivism

Answer 12

Offenders talk others and so can improve their methods and therefore prevents them getting caught when they re-offend

Question 13

Custodial sentencing evaluation points- Psychological effects

Answer 13

LIMITATION

Prison is demeaning (Bartol), suicides 9 times the norm, 25% women and 15% men have psychosis

Question 14

Custodial sentencing evaluation points- Psychological effects counterpoint

Answer 14

LIMITATION

Offenders may have had pre-existing psychological difficulties

Question 15

Custodial sentencing evaluation points- Training and treatment

Answer 15

STRENGTH

Offenders who take part in education are 43% less likely to reoffend (Shirley)

Question 16

Custodial sentencing evaluation points- School for crime

Answer 16

LIMITATION

Learn criminal acts from more experienced prisoners and acquire criminal contacts