Custodial sentencing

Question 1

Deterrence?(1)

Answer 1

unpleasant experience designed to put criminals off committing a crime again.

Question 2

Incapacitation?(2)

Answer 2

offender is taken out of society as a means of protecting the public.

Question 3

Retribution?(3)

Answer 3

society is enacting revenge and the level of suffering should be proportionate to the crime.

Question 4

Rehabilitation?(4)

Answer 4

many see prisons as not just a punishment but an opportunity to reform offenders.

Question 5

Psychological effects of custodial sentencing?

Answer 5

• stress and depression, suicide rates are higher in prisons than the general population.
• institutionalisation is having adapted to the norms and values of prison life meaning they may not be able to function adequately when come out of prison.

Question 6

Problems of recidivism?

Answer 6

2013 statistics suggest 57% criminals reoffend within the first year of release