Unit 4: AC2.3- Key pieces of evidence

Question 1

In imprisonment, how many years are mandatory life sentences?

Answer 1

16 years

Question 2

What is 16 years of mandatory life sentence up from in 2001?

Answer 2

13 years

Question 3

What percentage of prisoners reoffend within a year of release?

Answer 3

48%

Question 4

For those whose sentences were less than 12 months, what percentage reoffend within a year of release?

Answer 4

64%

Question 5

What percentage does the Ministry of Justice say reoffend within 12 months of community service?

Answer 5

34%

Question 6

What is the percentage of reoffending after a community sentence compared to those who serve a prison sentence?

Answer 6

64%

Question 7

For those with over 50 previous convictions, how much higher is reoffending for those given a short prison sentence rather than a community service?

Answer 7

1/3

Question 8

Between 2007-2010, what was the proportion drop of the use of community sentences?

Answer 8

17%-14%

Question 9

What percentage of those found guilty in Magistrates’ court receive a fine?

Answer 9

15%

Question 10

By 2019, what did the backlog of unpaid fines add up to?

Answer 10

£623 million

Question 11

In 2019/20, what was the reoffending rate for those discharged?

Answer 11

26%

Question 12

Do discharges have lower or higher rates of reoffending?

Answer 12

Lower