AC 2.3 assess how the forms of punishment meet the aims of punishment

Question 1

what are all the punishments available

Answer 1

prison, community sentences, fines, discharge

Question 2

what are the aims of prison

Answer 2

public protection, retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation

Question 3

what are the aims of community sentences

Answer 3

rehabilitation, denunciation, retribution, reparation, deterrence

Question 4

what are the aims of fines

Answer 4

deterrence, retribution, reparation

Question 5

what are the aims of discharge

Answer 5

deterrence, rehabilitation

Question 6

does prison meet its aims of punishments

Answer 6

public protection- yes, keeping prisoners away safely stops them from harming anyone else.
retribution- yes, having them imprisoned gives them there just deserved
rehabilitation- no, 48%of people are reconvicted after a year, only punishes not rehabilitates. however it does heavily depend of the individual as some are more accepting of the rehabilitation.
deterrence- no, prison population has risen by 69% over the last 30 years.

Question 7

do community sentences achieve there aims of punishment

Answer 7

rehabilitation -yes, they are 8.3% more effective at reducing 1 year reoffending rates. shown to be more effective than a short prison sentence.
denunciation- yes, it enforces more morals
retribution- yes and no some people may not see them as harsh enough but it does punish the offender
reparation- yes, as they are doing free labour they are paying back to there community.
deterrence- no, in 2013 3/4 people who went to prison previously had a community sentence so it shows they were not deterred by it.

Question 8

do fines achieve there aims of punishment

Answer 8

deterrence- no, many fines are left unpaid or written off. according to the daily mirror 61% are written of.
reparation- yes if payed, they give back to the community but no if they are not payed.
retribution- no, majority of the fines are written of therefore no punishment is inflicted if this happens.

Question 9

does discharge achieve its aims of punishment

Answer 9

deterrence- no, it is the lowest level of punishment that is given out and is rarely given so it does not deter well.
rehabilitation- depends on the person, it may help the person stay integrated into society as they wont be in prison.