Evaluation Of Custodial Sentencing

Question 1

What did bartol suggest? - psychological effects

Answer 1

Imprisonment can be brutal demeaning and devastating - last 20 years suicide rates are 15X higher - may trigger psychological disorders

Question 2

What did the prison reform trust find?

Answer 2

25% women and 15% men in prison reported symptoms indicative of psychosis - triggers disorders so not effective

Question 3

Individual differences?

Answer 3

Not all offenders react in the same way - many may have pre existing disorders - difficult to draw conclusions

Question 4

Opportunities for treatment and training?

Answer 4

Many prisoners access qualifications so they can gain employment when they leave - prison may be a worth while experience

Question 5

alternatives?

Answer 5

community service/restorative justice