Sentencing

Question 1

Sentencing act

Answer 1

Sentencing act 2020

Question 2

Mitigating circumstances

Answer 2

Decrease sentence
Remorse, no weapon, first offence, difficult circumstances at home

Question 3

Aggravating circumstances

Answer 3

Increase sentence
Weapon, on bail, discriminatory, in position of trust , reoffending

Question 4

4 aims

Answer 4

Reparation
Deterrence/ reduction
Rehabilitation
Retribution

Question 5

Reduction

Answer 5

Jail fines community service
Used as deterrence to make people fear committing crime
Reduce crime rates
Stop reoffending as is aggravating factor

Question 6

Rehabilitation

Answer 6

Done to help stop defendant from reoffending in future
Reform back in society
Community order, speed awareness
However reoffending rate 59%

Question 7

Reparation

Answer 7

Compensates victim or community for offences
Litter painting
Criminal damages - money to V
Cause amends for harm caused
Stop reoffending

Question 8

Retribution

Answer 8

Imposed with punishment
Takes offender out of general population
Protect public

Question 9

Types of sentences

Answer 9

Custodial
Suspended
Community
Fine
Discharge

Question 10

Types of discharge

Answer 10

Absolute — punishment of court was enough

Conditional - offences free for certain time but if committed sentenced to both

Question 11

Advantages to discharge

Answer 11

Help stop reoffending- second chance
Reduce prision costs
Will not expose to other criminals
Hold them accountable should they commit another offence

Question 12

Disadvantages to discharge

Answer 12

Seen as to light - no a deterrence
No punishment - retribution
No justice for V

Question 13

Fines advantages

Answer 13

Mags can give unlimited
No prision cost
Cheap to administer
Deterrent to some
Money fines can go to charity

Question 14

Disadvantage fines

Answer 14

Unjust - some Stieglitz to repay others easy
Easy to reoffend
Hard to enforce -75 million fines cancelled

Question 15

Community service

Answer 15

Old people home
Litter
Painting

Question 16

Advantages community

Answer 16

Benefit community
Flexible
Repay community
Keep out of prison - cost reoffend

Question 17

Disadvantages of community

Answer 17

Less deterrent
Less protection to community
Can’t last forever
Not seen as real punishment

Question 18

Suspended sentence

Answer 18

Save money
No re offending
Only given when d would have learned lesson
Dr cox

Question 19

Disadvantage of suspended sentence

Answer 19

Only given for less serious crimes
No deterrent
No protection to public

Question 20

Custodial sentence advantages

Answer 20

Act as deterrent
Protect public
Remove criminal from general population

Question 21

Disadvantages custodial

Answer 21

Not rehabilitating - reoffend, exposure to criminals m

Expensive - 37,000
High suicide rate

Question 22

Cost of prision

Answer 22

37,000 per year

Question 23

Reoffend rate

Answer 23

59% in 2 years

Question 24

Value of fines cleared

Answer 24

75 million cancelled