Ac 2.3 Flashcards

Question

What was his offending history and why did he feel he didn’t deserve an IPP

Answer 1

Age 12 GBH Age 20 GBH Tried to escape prison No set release date meant he had nothing to look forward to and no motivators Family suffered as well

Answer 2

Must be given to an offender found guilty of murder Can also be given for serious offences such as rape While life term means they will never be released

Answer 3

A determinate sentence is one with a fixed length. Most prisoners in the UK serve determinant sentences.

Answer 4

If the sentence is under 12 months, defender is normally a released halfway through If the sentence is 12 months or more, the offender spends the first half in prison, the second half in the Community on license. If they break their license conditions, they could be recalled to prison. Offending sentence to less than two years are released on post sentence supervision for 12 months

Answer 5

I sent spend a sentence in the UK means that a judge has found you guilty of a crime and they decided on a prison sentence, but he’s dead of sending you to prison right away. They suspend the sentence this means you are releasing to the community under certain conditions set out in a probation order.

Answer 6

Eligibility you can get us a suspended sentence if you’re prison sentence would be less than 12 months and it’s only use of sentence is up to 2 years Conditions, you must follow specific rules like attending drug treatment, programs, or meeting regularly with a probation officer Consequences if you break any of these rules, you can be sent to prison to serve the original sentence In 2023, suspended sentences made up only 4% of all sentences in the UK

Answer 7

First offence Overcrowding

Answer 8

Rehabilitation Save cost

Answer 9

Positive change Being monitored

Answer 10

Lack of funding

Answer 11

Yes Offenders deserve punishment and it should fit the crime Takes away their freedom Imposes, unpleasant, living conditions

Answer 12

How do we decide what sentence fits the crime Society disagrees about sentence length

Answer 13

Yes Risk of prison deterred would be offenders Fear of punishment

Answer 14

High recidivism rate nearly half of adult prisoners are reconvicted within a year Deterrence only works, if would be offenders are capable of thinking and acting rationally, but many offences are committed under the influence of drugs and alcohol, mental health issues or poorly educated. This doesn’t allow them to think carefully and consider the risk of being sent to prison.

Answer 15

Yes Whole life sentences keep offenders of the street Longer sentences and mandatory minimum sentences means public feel safe and criminals, have time to change

Answer 16

Prisons can be schools for crime Prisoners can acquire skills, attitudes and contacts that lead him to offend after their release This could lead them to commit more serious offences and cause greater harm

Answer 17

Yes Under the prisoners earning at 2011 prisoners who are permitted to work outside of prison for the eventual release can be made payable portion of their earnings towards the cost of victim support service. This allows prisoners to take responsibility for the whole they caused.

Answer 18

In reality, few prisoners have the opportunity to earn money in this way, and have the funds to give back

Answer 19

Yes Longer prison sentences allow offenders to access rehabilitation programs, like parental training and education

Answer 20

England and Wales has the highest imprisonment rate in Western Europe The prison population has risen by 17,000 in the last 30 years Short prison sentences are less effective, 63% reoffend, not enough time to address complex needs that called offending Only 56% of community sentences reoffend Only one and 10 people said that having more people in prison was the most effective way to deal with crime 302 people die in prison last year and 92 of them were self-inflicted deaths Education and training, over half of prisoners, have the literacy skills of an average 11-year-old opportunities for education meaningful work and vocational training are limited Addressing offending behaviours, shortage of places on courses that address offending behaviour

Answer 21

Impose for offences which are too serious for a discharge of fine, but not so serious that a prison sentence is necessary

Answer 22

Curfew 40 to 300 hours of unpaid work Drug testing Exclusion orders , can’t see people/places

Answer 23

Yes Wearing high, visibility vest and community service - increases confidence in Community based punishment as it is seen by some to be a soft option

Answer 24

Increases risk of offenders getting attacked No evidence that shaming works Real intention is to make government look tougher and demean offenders

Answer 25

Yes Unpaid work - they can repair repair damage. They have caused e.g. victims property Reparation could be to the whole community through unpaid work on community payback

Answer 26

Yes If offenders breach conditions, they are sent to prison Curfews and tagging, our means of identifying where at the vendor is, which also protects the public

Answer 27

They don’t lock up offenders

Answer 28

Yes Requires them to undergo treatment for their addiction problems Undertake training to improve job prospects 34% refund within 12 months of starting a community sentence compared to 64% for those serving prison sentences of less than 12 months Studies have shown that community sentences are more effective at rehabilitating offenders and preventing recidivism the short prison sentences

Answer 29

Number of Community orders have fallen In 2012 12. 3% of all offenders were given community sentences by 2020 This fell to 6. 6% If they are more effective than rehabilitating, why are we not using them?

Answer 30

They are financial penalties for offending They are usually given for less serious offences, therefore are very often used by magistrate courts, but even more serious offences about 15% of those found guilty receiver fine

Answer 31

The offence it’s self- law lays down a maximum fine for a given sentence The circumstances of the crime - sentencing guidelines, give a range of options like first offence and how much harm is done Defenders ability to pay -poor defendant will receive a smaller fine and all will be allowed to pay in instalments What court is hearing the case- magistrates courts maximum is £5000

Answer 32

Yes Making the offender pay is a good way of making them suffer for harm they’ve done

Answer 33

Yes The use of fines are a common way of the tearing first-time offenders Fines may be used as a signal

Answer 34

Doesn’t deter the rich Kurt Zouma - had two cats confiscated by the RSPCA and fined £250,000 for kicking and slap in one of them This is only two weeks wages for him Not adequate deterrence

Answer 35

You may face prison May deduct fines from offenders benefits Send bailiffs to see the property Many finds you not get paid for example by 2016. The backlog of unpaid fines and caught surcharges had reached 747 million. Suggests that finds may not always meet the aims of punishment

Answer 36

When the court find someone guilty of a minor offence, but decides not to hand on a criminal conviction

Answer 37

A type of sentence wear a coat, find someone guilty of an offence but doesn’t impose immediate punishment that only punishment is if they commit another crime over the next three years

Answer 38

A court find a person guilty, but besides, no further action is necessary mean no punishment in imposed. The experience of going through court is punishment enough.

Answer 39

Yes Lowest level of punishment served as a warning for the offender Usually for first-time offenders and the experience of going through court is enough for them to amend their ways In general, there’s a low reoffending rate

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