AC2.3

Question 1

Life sentence

Answer 1

Most serious form of punishment

Judge sets a minimum time they must be in prison before being considered for release

Question 2

Indeterminate sentence

Answer 2

Minimum time offender must be in prison but no automatic right to release after that time

Parole decide if they can be released on license

Question 3

Mandatory life sentence

Answer 3

Compulsory life sentence for people guilty of murder, and discretionary sentences can be given for rape - no potential for release on license

Question 4

Determinate sentence

Answer 4

Fixed length

Most UK prisoners are serving this

Question 5

Community or suspended sentence

Answer 5

Given prison sentence but it is served in the community

Don’t go to prison

Question 6

IPP

Answer 6

Imprisonment for public protection

Detained for life

Question 7

On license

Answer 7

Serve rest of life sentence in community but can be recalled to prison if conditions are broken

Question 8

Whole life term

Answer 8

Will be in prison for rest of their life

Question 9

Aims prison meets

Answer 9

Retribution - offender is given just deserts BUT prisons become overpopulated leasing to early release

Detterance - deters potential offenders and offenders from reoffending BUT high reoffending rates, only works if offenders can think rationally

Incapacitation - offenders unable to commit further offences in prison BUT doesn’t stop offenders committing crime in prison

Reparation - can’t make amends behind bars and not many prisoners have ability to earn money outside of prison under Prisoners Earnings Act 2011

Rehabilitation - prison programmes allow for changes from offenders to non offenders BUT 48% reoffend within a year

Question 10

Aims community sentences meet

Answer 10

Retribution - all community sentences requires some form of punishment like curfews, just deserts given as punishment fits tariff point system BUT some see it as a way out of punishment

Detterance - naming and shaming aspect as well as amount of unpaid work could deter BUT still some freedoms so not as dettering

Incapacitation - requirements that go alongside community sentences and threat of being sent back to prison protects public BUT don’t lock offenders up so can still harm public

Reparation- unpaid work to repair damages and pay back community, some require restorative justice

Rehabilitation - often come with drug or alcohol, anger management or training support, studies show they are better at rehabilitating than short prison sentences BUT there usage has declined, 14% in 2007 to 7% in 2020