sentencing and punishment

Question 1

goals of sentencing

Answer 1

deterrence- stop future crime
incapacitatation- protecting public
rehabilitation
desert- deserves punishment
denunciation- express social values
proportionality principle- punishment proportional to harm

Question 2

discretion of sentencing

Answer 2

maximum sentences, space for varaition in severity
guidlines+ sentencing council constricting over time

Question 3

things to consider when sentencing

Answer 3

aggravating/mitigating factors
guilty plea discount
tariff
time held on remand

Question 4

minnesota grid

Answer 4

a grid that is able to predict next years state prison population to prevent overcrowding

Question 5

sentencing in the UK

Answer 5

criminal justice act 2003
guidlines from sentencing council

Question 6

criminal justice act 2003

Answer 6

sets out purposes of sentencing
suggests court must use culpability to suggest seriousness

Question 7

imprisonment for public protection

Answer 7

life sentence or imprisonmnet for public protection
serious offence
and is likely to be a risk to the public
abolished in 2012

Question 8

criticisms of IPP

Answer 8

not right to punish for something they ‘might’ do
might violate ECHR
james, wells and lee v uk
reviewed
need rehabilitation resources

Question 9

pleas in mitigation

Answer 9

chance to reduce sentence by talking about mitigating factors