custodial sentencing

Question 1

what is custodial sentencing?

Answer 1

• involves keeping custody of the offender, wither in prison or in an institution

Question 2

what are the 4 main aims of custodial sentencing?

Answer 2

deterence, incapacitation, retribution, rehabilitation

Question 3

what are the 3 psychological effects of custodial sentencing?

Answer 3

1. stress and deopression
2. institutionalisation
3. prisonisation = behaviours that are unacceptable outside prison are encouraged inside

Question 4

re-offend

Answer 4

• 57% of UK offenders will re-offend within a year of release
• labelling leads to a loss of social contacts = reduces employability

Question 5

define brutalisation

Answer 5

• school for crime
• endless cycle

Question 6

opportunities for training and treatment

Answer 6

• education and training = increase likelihood of employment
• anger management = reduce recidivism
• some prisons may not provide these opportunities

Question 7

prisons = universities of crime

Answer 7

• prisons may give younger inmates tips and tricks for committing crimes
• makes rehab difficult + reoffending more likely

Question 8

prisoners have no autonomy

Answer 8

• strict rules and regulations
• prisoners become used to prison’s way of life and find it hard to adapt outside of prison

Question 9

raymond 2000

Answer 9

• exaggerate benefits of custodial sentencing
• prisons are unsuccessful in deterring or helping rehabilitate offenders
• alternatives such as community service + restorative justice may be more effective