Financial Penalties

Question 1

What are financial penalties used for

Answer 1

Minor offences

Question 2

How is the amount determined in a financial penalty?

Answer 2

Circumstances surrounding the crime and the financial states of the offender are taken into account to determine the amount to be paid

Question 3

How are the fines paid?

Answer 3

Often in instalments and taken directly from social security benefits

Question 4

Main purpose

Answer 4

To be a deterrent and prevent reoffending

Question 5

Statistics

Answer 5

2015 the mirror newspaper stated that 61% of fines are written off or remain uncollected a there’s no realistic chance of collection implying that financial punishments are an ineffective form of deterrent