forms of punishments

Question 1

what type of commuity sentences are there

Answer 1

-community order: set conditions
- community payback: up to 400 hours of unpaid work
- treatment programmes

Question 2

how does community sentence work for reparation, detterence and retribution

Answer 2

• payback to community
• harsh work, hi viz jacket

Question 3

what are fines

Answer 3

-money paid to victim by defendant in minor offences.
-amount set by court and can be sent to prison if unpaid

Question 4

how does fines work for reparation, deterrence and retribution

Answer 4

• deprive of money
• fear of punishment if not paid

Question 5

what type of discharges are there

Answer 5

conditional: no penalty until they commit another crime in given period

unconditional: no penalty but punishment is inappropriate

Question 6

how does discharges work as a detterence

Answer 6

for first time offenders causes the fear of punishment

Question 7

what are the type of prison sentences

Answer 7

• mandatory sentence: serve a predefined term for certain crimes
• suspended sentence: where the offender doesn’t go to prison immediately but if they break conditiiosn they will go for the remainder of the sentence

Question 8

how does prison works for all

Answer 8

retribution- places proportionate punishment for the crime
rehabilitation- restorative justice
detterence- individual (suspended), general
public protection- takes the offender away from society