custodial sentencing ao3 Flashcards

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opportunities for training and treatment

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  • Provided education and training in prison increases the likelihood the prisoner will find employment upon release
  • Treatment programmes such as anger management will reduce the likelihood of recidivism
  • However, some prisons may not provide these programmes
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Many prisoners may have had pre-existing psychological and emotional difficulties

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  • This may explain why they committed the crime in the first place, and why there appears to be a high percentage of prisoners experiencing psychological issues
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Evidence supports psychological effects of custodial sentencing

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Bartol (1995) suggested that imprisonment can be ‘brutal, demeaning and generally devastating’
- The Prison Reform Trust (2014) found that 25% of women and 15% of men in prison reported symptoms which indicated
psychosis
- This suggests that it is not effective in rehabilitating offenders, particularly ones who are psychologically vulnerable

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Prisons can be described as ‘universities for crime’

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  • Prisoners may give younger inmates tips and tricks for committing crimes
  • this may undermine attempts to rehabilitate prisoners, making reoffending more likely
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Prisoners have no autonomy

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  • Prisons have strict rules and regulations for times to sleep, wake, eat, exercise etc
  • Prisoners become accustomed to the prison way of life and find it hard to adapt outside of prison
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there are alternatives

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  • Davies and Raymond (2000) concluded that government ministers often exaggerate the benefits of custodial sentencing, and that prisons do little to deter or rehabilitate offenders
  • Therefore, alternatives such as community service and restorative justice may be more effective
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