*effectiveness of prison Flashcards
One reason why prison is effective is because the public are protected from people who may want to cause them harm.
This is because those convicted of murder will be given life sentences and will be sent to high security prisons such as HMP Grampian or HMP Barlinnie.
They will be locked up so can’t pose a danger to the public.
another reason why prison is effective is because it deters people from committing crimes as they don’t want to be locked up.
This is because conditions in prison are very different to life outside with lots of rules and regulations. Prisoners can spend up to 23 hours a day in their cell.
Most people wouldn’t like to experience that so they don’t commit crime.
One reason why prisons are ineffective is because they are expensive.
This is because it costs the government £36,000 a year to house one prisoner.
Other non custodial sentences such as Community Payback Orders are a lot cheaper to implement.
another reason why prison is ineffective is because prisoners badly influence each other.
This is because first time prisoners may be influenced by more hardened criminals and go on to commit more serious crimes.
This could lead to offenders getting involved with crimes such as drug dealing or murder.
