PUNISHMENT

Question 1

types of punishment

Answer 1

prison
fines
community sentences

Question 2

what is punishment?

Answer 2

when negative consequences result from a certain behaviour and reduce the chance of that behaviour happening again

Question 3

explain the use of punishment to reduce anti-social behaviour

Answer 3

Prisons - taking away freedom, rights & privileges.

Fines - money can be an incentive to committing crimes like theft so loss of money should have the
opposite effect.

Community sentences - offenders alsopay back to society by giving up their time.

Question 4

what is the effect of a deterrent? (something that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something)

Answer 4

Many people do not commit crimes in the first place and this is because they want to avoid the negative consequences that they have seen others suffer.

Question 5

name 2 uses of rehabilitation to promote pro-social behaviour

Answer 5

Restorative justice
Positive role models

Question 6

Explain restorative justice

Answer 6

The victim of the crime will meet the criminal

-the offender has to take responsibility or their crime and face the consequences of their actions when talking with their victim

Offenders are encouraged to apologise, return any property/money and complete community service

brings them back into the community.

Question 7

how do role models promote pro-social behaviours?

Answer 7

offenders observe the actions of someone behaving in a pro-social way, so they have something to imitate (SLT)