forensics: dealing with offending behaviour- custodial sentencing Flashcards

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what is custodial sentencing?

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punishing an individual by ordering them to spend a fixed period of time in custody

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what are the aims of custodial sentencing? (5Ps)

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  1. punish the individual
  2. protect the public
  3. prevent recidivism
  4. put off offending
  5. promote rehabilitation
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define retribution

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society getting revenge through offender suffering for harm they caused

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what must punishment be compared to the severity of crime?

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should be proportionate, an eye for an eye

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why is prison seen as a good punishment option?

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because it enacts the most suffering

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how can we protect the public? do we protect them the same way for all offences?

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incapacitating prisoners, the need for incapacitation depends on the severity and type of offender

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define recidivism

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reoffending, ex-offenders committing another crime after already being released form a custodial sentence

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what is the psychological term for putting people off offending?

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dettering

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what are the two levels of deterrent

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general detterent
individual deterrent

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how is the principle of deterrent based on the learning theory principles?

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either direct punishment to reduce the likelihood of behaviour re-occurring or vicarious reinforcement

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how bad is recidivism in England and Wales compared to the rest of Europe?

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3rd worst in Europe, Norway = 20%

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define rehabilitation?

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process of re-educating those who have committed a crime and preparing them to re-enter society

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what opportunities should be available in prison?

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opportunities to develop skills, receive training, access to treatment / therapy etc

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why is rehabilitation so important?

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it is the only true way to prevent recidivism of offenders

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what are the 3 main psychological effects of custodial sentencing?

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suicide
depression
self-harm

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define institutionalisation

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the regimen of daily prison life provides a structure and routine that some prisoners come to depend on and which can result in them not being able to cope with the unpredictable, unstructured nature of life outside prison

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define prisonisation

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The world of the prison is its own world with specific unwritten rules and norms (i.e. ‘don’t be a grass’; ‘don’t back down from a challenge’) which may be very much at odds with the conventions of the outside world and which may change the behaviour and attitudes of the prisoner

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ao3: what did Bartol (1995) find about the prison population? how is this a limitation of the aims of custodial sentencing

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found suicide rates 15x higher than the general population, shows custodial sentencing causes extreme psychological harm

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ao3: what did the prison reform trust (2014) find? how is this a strength of the psychological effects of custodial sentencing?

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25% of women and 15% of men develop symptoms of psychosis in prison, provides supporting evidence

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ao3: what is it meant by the term universities of crime? what psychological explanation of offending behaviour does this link and why is this a limitation of the aims of custodial sentencing?

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custody aims to do the 5 P’s but they may actually be universities of crime- people undergo a questionable ‘education’ where they learn tricks of the trade, attitudes + may increase drug use could increase offending behaviour

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ao3: how are there individual differences involved in the aims and effects of custodial sentencing? how is this a limitation?

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not all offenders react to custodial sentencing the same way, and not all prisons run the same - may be less generalisable to all prisons

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ao3: what did Davies and Raymond (2000) find in their review of custodial sentencing? why is this a limitation of the aims of custodial sentencing?

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reviewed custodial sentencing + found ministers exaggerate benefits of prisons to appear tough on crime. They found community service + RJ may be more effective at delivering the aims of custodial sentencing