Sentencing- Success And Reoffending Flashcards
1
Q
10 reasons why someone may commit a crime
A
- Unemployment
- Poverty
- Social class
- Lack of discipline
- Addiction
- Desperation
- Lack of police on streets
- Peer pressure
- Gang culture
- Status
2
Q
According to the British crime survey (BCS) what do the public believe to be the causes of crime?
- 3 stats
A
- 68% of people believed the main two reasons were drugs and lack of discipline from parents
- 1 in 4 thought drugs were the main cause
- 8% thought alcohol was the main cause
3
Q
Statistics regarding intelligence of offenders
- 3 stats
A
- 25% of young offenders have trading skills below the average 7 year old
- 60% of adult prison population have the literacy skills of an 11 year old
- 52% of male prisoners and 71% of female prisoners have no qualifications at all
4
Q
Give 4 reoffending rates for those who get a prison sentence at first instant
A
- 59% will reoffend within less than 12 months
- 36% will reoffend between 1 and 4 years
- 27% will reoffend between 4 and 10 years
- 18% will reoffend over 10 years later
5
Q
9 solutions to reducing the reoffending rates
A
- Counselling
- Educate young children in schools
- ID cards- makes people aware
- Death penalty
- Helping parents
- More police
- Activities to help prisoners
- Reform/change prisons
- Community programmes
6
Q
Source for facts
What year does it focus on?
A
Prison reform trust
2013
7
Q
7 facts from this source
A
- 47% of adults reoffend within one year of release
- annual cost for a place in prison £37,648
- prison population between 2012 and 2013 fell by 3,328
- the number of children in custody has fallen by just over 50% in the last 5 years
- 16-24 year olds are more likely to be victims than any other group
- 15% of newly sentenced prisoners reported being homeless before custody
- 2011-2012 an average of 21,027 prisoners were held in overcrowded accommodation
