Custodial sentencing

Question 1

1. What is deterrence?

Answer 1

Sends a broad message to members of a given society that crime won’t be tolerated. (general)

(individual) prevents the individual from repeating the same offences in light of their experience.

Based on conditioning through vicarious reinforcement.

Question 2

2. What is incapacitation?

Answer 2

Offender i taken out of society to stop reoffending.

Question 3

3. What is retribution?

Answer 3

The level of suffering should be proportionate to the seriousness of the offence. ‘an eye for an eye’.

Question 4

4. What is rehabilitation?

Answer 4

Prison is not purely to punish but also to reform. It should provide the opportunities and treatments.

Question 5

5. What is recidivism?

Answer 5

(Reoffending) tells us whether prison is an effective deterrent.

Question 6

Two limitations?

Answer 6

Negative effect on psychological effect on prisoners. 119 committed suicide, and 29% rose from last year.

They may learn to become better offenders in prison because of the ‘education’ by others.

Question 7

One strength?

Answer 7

Provides opportunity for training and rehabilitation as they have a possibility of living a crime-free life.