Dealing with Offending Behavior: Custodial Sentencing

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custodial sentencing invlves a convicted offender

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spending time in prison, hospital or young offenders institution

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deterrence is based on

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conditioning principles

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what are the conditioning principles

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the unplesent experience of prison

knowing crime will not be tollerated

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custodial sentencing ensures that the offender is

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taken out of society which protects the public from further offending

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the need for incarciration depends on

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the severty of the crime

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deterence

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putting people off committing crimes

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incapacitation

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protecting the public by removing criminals

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retribution

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revenge against the offender

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Society enacting revenge by making the offender

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Suffer

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Level of suffering should be

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Proportionate to the severity of the crime

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Rehabilitation

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Reform the offender

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Prison should provide an opportunity to develop

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Skills, access addiction treatment and reflect on crime

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Psychological effects of custodial sentencing

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Stress
Depression
Institutionalisation
Prisonisation

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Stress and depression

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Suicide rates and self harm are higher in prison than in the general population

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Institutionalisation

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Inability to function outside of prison having adapted to the norms and routines of prison life

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Prisonisation

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Behaviours unacceptable outside prison are encouraged via socialisation into an “inmate code”

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What percentage of UK offenders reoffend within a year of being released?

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57%

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Recidivism refers to

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Reoffending

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Rates vary according to

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The type of offence committed

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UK and US recidivism rates are among

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The highest in the world

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One of the countries with the lowest rates is

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Norway where there is more emphasis on rehabilitation

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The Norwegian model of rehabilitation is criticised as being

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Soft

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Bartol Date

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1995

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Bartol suggested prison can be

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Brutal and devastating

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Suicide rates among offenders are about

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15 times higher than in the general population

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Who are most at risk of committing suicide?

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Young men in the first 24 hours of confinement

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The prison reform found that

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24% of women and 15% of men report symptoms of psychosis

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The findings of the Prison Reform Trust and Bartol suggest that custodial sentencing is

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Far from effective in rehabilitating the individual, particularly those who are vulnerable

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Prison time is damaging for many but we cannot assume

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All offenders will react the same way. Different prisons have different regimes so experiences vary

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Factors that affect an inmates reaction include

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The length of the sentence.
Reason for incarnation.
Previous prison experience.

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Some inmates may have preexisting

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Vulnerabilities

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It is very difficult to make a general assumption of people’s reactions because

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There are many different factors that can affect someone

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The rehabilitation model argues offenders may

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Become better people in prison and less likely to reoffend - in prison, inmates have access to education, training and anger management schemes

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Having access to life changing schemes means that prison could be

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a worthwhile experience assuming offenders are able to access these programmes

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The evidence of the long-term benefits of prison schemes are

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Inconclusive

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The potential benefits of rehabilitation are a strength but

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The lack of evidence undermines the argument

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Alongside the legitimate skills that offenders may acquire during their time in prison

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They may also undergo a more dubious education

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Differential association theory suggests time spent with hardened criminals may

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Give younger inmates the chance to learn ‘tricks of the trade’ from more experienced offenders

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Davies and Raymond date

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2000

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Davies and Raymond in a review of custodial sentencing concluded that

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Government ministers often exaggerate the benefits of prison in a bit to appear tough on crime

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Davies and Raymond’s research suggests prison does little to

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Rehabilitate offenders or deter them