How To Answer Questions

Question 1

“Discuss reasons why individuals abide by the law” (9)

How is this question answered?

Answer 1

-Examples of Internal and External Factors, explain them.

-Provide a theory, like Containment Theory and then explain it.

Question 2

“Discuss how theories of criminology have influenced the aims of sentencing” (9)

How is this question answered?

Answer 2

-Name an aim of punishment / sentencing, explain it and link it to theories.

-Do this about three times.

Question 3

“Asses how imprisonment meets the aim of public protection” (4)

How is this question answered?

Answer 3

-Explain how imprisonment meets the aim.
-Provide a strength
-Provide a weakness

Question 4

How do you decribe the process of a criminal case when discussing organisation relationships?

Answer 4

Talk about the process of a criminal case, while specifically speaking about the provided organisations.

E.G. If it mentions police, explain how they first collect a suspect and place them into court

Question 5

“Assess how __ meets the aim of punishment”

How is this question answered?

Answer 5

-Name the five aims of punishment

-Name how the specific thing (such as community orders or prison) meets the aim of punishment

Question 6

When asked about a Crime Model, how do you explain in?

Answer 6

-Name the goal of the model
-Name it’s theory and why it links to it
-Say what is is compared to
-Mention how it perceives the defendant
-Say if police evidence is assumed to be correct or not