Sentencing

Question 1

S142 Criminal Justice Act 2003

Answer 1

• Any court dealing with an [adult] offender in respect of his
offence must have regard to the following purposes of
sentencing:
• The punishment of offenders
• The reduction of crime (including its reduction by deterrence)
• The reform and rehabilitation of offenders
• The protection of the public
• The making of reparation by offenders to persons affected by their
offences

Question 2

Sentencing Act 2020

Answer 2

consolidated legislation into one “sentencing code” the act covers both adult and youth sentencing

Question 3

Criminal justice act 2003

Answer 3

Retribution

Question 4

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
1974 / Sentencing Act 2020

Answer 4

Rehabilitation

Question 5

S.142 Criminal Justice Act 2003/ Sentencing Act 2020

Answer 5

Deterrence

Question 6

s.130 of the Powers of Criminal
Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000

Answer 6

Reparations

Question 7

s44 Child and Young Persons Act 1933

Answer 7

“Rehabilitation and the welfare of the child is the overriding objective
in youth sentencing”

Question 8

S37 and s40 Crime and Disorder Act 1998/ s58 Sentencing
Act 2020

Answer 8

Principle aim of youth sentencing is to prevent the youth from reoffending

Question 9

S9 Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

Answer 9

Welfare of the offender is the main importance