week 9 Flashcards
(35 cards)
what is absolute discharge
no further action is taken
the offence is very minor or the courts think the experience is enough is a deterrent
the offender will receive a criminal record
conditional discharge
the offender is released and the offence is registered onto their criminal record
no further action is taken unless they commit a further offence (no more than 3yrs)
what is a discharge
where punishment would not be appropriate
they take into account the character and nature of he crime and offender
what is the maximum fine in magistrates court
£5000
the maximum fine in crown court
unlimited
what is community service
combines punishment and activities designed to improve criminal behaviour
in 2020 what was the prison population
just under 80000
whats the purpose of imprisonment
retribution
deterrence
rehabilitation
whats the general stats about people who are going to prison (social exclusion unit report 2002)
taken into care (13x)
unemployed (13x)
family convict (2.5x)
homeless (30x)
how much of the prison population do women make up
just under 6%
whats the rate of youth custody per 100,000
18.26/100,000
who goes to prison (race)
1/4 from an ethnic minority group
black people 7x more than white
before custody whats the percentage of men and woman who are treated for mental health issues
26% women
16% men
how many people committed suicide in 2015 in prison
120/100,000
10.8/100,000 gen pop
since when have prisons been overcrowded
since 1994
how many prisons were overcrowded in may 2017
76/117
how many more inmates were the overcrowding prisons holding
9,496 people
whats the average annual cost of a prison place in England and Wales
£35,182
how many front line staff are we short in public prisons
900+
over a quarter quit before serving 2 years in the role
how many adults were reconvicted within 1 yr of release
44%
59% for less than 12 months
how many women were reconvicted within 1 yr of leaving prison
48%
61% for less than 12 months
how many children were reconvicted within a year of release
7/10 69%
78% for less than 6 months
when was the last female hung
1955
what happened due to a banishment of capital punishment
increase in no of escapes
increasing numbers of prisoners convicted for more serious crimes
longer sentances
