Penal Policies and Their Effects Flashcards
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Prison Population
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- UK send more people to prison than any other country in the EU.
- In 1951, 50/100,000 people in prison.
- In 2001 risen to 136/100,000.
- In 2004, UK had highest rate of prison population per 100,000 in the whole of Europe.
- CJA 2003 introduced tougher community penalties to try and decrease amount of people in prison, but this has failed as it still increased over the next years.
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Reoffending
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- 44.75% of adults reoffended within 1 year of release.
- People with short sentences are twice as likely to reoffend than those with a sentence of 12+ months.
- Adult offenders given community orders are less likely to reoffend than people given custodial sentences.
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Women and Sentencing
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- There are 4,000 women in prison compared to 82,000 men showing inequality.
- For indictable offences, women are more likely to be given a community sentence or a discharge than a custodial sentence or a fine.
4
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Women and Sentencing; Inappropriate
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- Fawcett Society concluded over half of women in prison have suffered domestic violence and 1 in 3 has experienced sexual abuse.
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Women and Sentencing; Damaging to the Woman
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- Prison causes damage and disruption to the lives of vulnerable women.
- 70% have mental health problems and 1 in 3 have attempted suicide.
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Women and Sentencing; Damage to the Their Families
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- Approximately 2/3 of women in prison have dependent children.
- 17K+ children a year are separated from their mothers by imprisonment.
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Women and Sentencing; Ineffective
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- Ineffective way of cutting women’s offending, the most common offences are theft and handling stolen goods - 65% of women reoffend on release.
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Fawcett Society
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- Leading charity for women’s equality and rights.
- Very critical on amount of woman that go to prison.
- Point out custodial sentences for woman are a number of negative things.
