Custodial Sentencing

Question 1

Custodial sentencing

Answer 1

Sentence determined by court

To offender

E.g. prison or closed institution

Question 2

Aims

Answer 2

Deterrence

Incapitation

Retribution

Rehabilitation

Question 3

Deterrence

Answer 3

DISCOURAGE

Put off offending

• general message to society

Or more iniv

Question 4

Incapitation

Answer 4

REMOVE

Out of society

To protect public

Depends on crime severity

Question 5

Retribution

Answer 5

REVENGE

proportional to crime seriousness

Question 6

Rehabilitation

Answer 6

REFORM

Adjust to go back to society

Develops skills

Question 7

Psychological Effects

Answer 7

Stress and depression - (higher suicide)

Institutionalisation - adapt to prison norms

Prisonisation - inmate code that unacceptable outside

Question 8

Stress and Depression

Question 9

Recidivism

Answer 9

REOFFENDING

Yukhenko 2019 - 47% in UK

Question 10

✅ Rehabilitation

Answer 10

Less likely to offend

Shirley 2019 43% Less likely to offend

Provides insight

Effective