AC2.2 Aims of Punishment - Past Paper (No Exam Board/Year)

## AC2.2 Discuss the aims of punishment **Starter space** **LO2 Understand the role of punishment in a criminal justice system** **Criminal Justice Act 2003 (s142) – section 142** Any court dealing with an offender in respect of his offence must have regard to the following purposes of sentences...

## AC2.2 Discuss the aims of punishment **Starter space** **LO2 Understand the role of punishment in a criminal justice system** **Criminal Justice Act 2003 (s142) – section 142** Any court dealing with an offender in respect of his offence must have regard to the following purposes of sentences - The punishment of offender - The reduction of crime (including reduction by deterrence) **Retribution** A eye for an eye - Jane -punishment should not be a means to an end itself - Punishment should be consequence, cause they deserve it - Durkheim – expressive view of punishment – expresses society's outrage for an act - Punishment should be proportionate to the harm carded - e.g mandatory sentencing (life sentence for murder) **Von hirsch- just deserts theory** + core of punishment is the expression of blame of censure (express sever disapproval) + Addresses the fact that the victim has been wronged by another persons action + The person should then have a deprivation ## What is the trend in terms of reoffending and number of previous convictions? ## What explanations can you give for this trend? ## What is the trend in terms of reoffending and age? ## What explanations can you give for this trend? ## What is the trend in terms of length of custodial sentence and reoffending? ## What does this tell us about punishment? 1049 he goes in jail for robbery. 1074 get to get her at his mums house cr approaches the house 14 year old hit in the head. 1972 to 74 – made specialist gang group. Car comes nd calls wshingtons voice shot his stomach ## On rehabilitation ## Magic 9 starter space ### Deterrence - General ### Deterrence - Individual ### Public Protection (Incapacitation) ### Reparation ## What reparation would you use in the scenario? The offender, an 18 year old male, broke into the victim's garage one night on his way home from the pub, having drunk a considerable amount of beer. He broke the garage window, damaged a fence, and left his coat behind. He was chased by a neighbour who was woken by the noise, but not caught. He was arrested the following day, having been identified by possessions in his coat pocket. He had no recollection of events, but accepted responsibility for the damage. At interview, he expressed remorse. The victim had slept through the break-in, but was awoken by his neighbour in the early hours, which he described as a rather unsettling experience, but was otherwise not harmed emotionally. He did, however, talk about the hassle of getting quotes and organising repairs. ### Evaluation ### Evaluation of Public Protection ### Evaluation ## Synoptic link **Individualistic** - Learning - Social Learning Theory - Bandura - Operant Conditioning - Skinner - Psychological - Eysenck - personality - Kohlberg - moral reasoning - Psychodynamic - Freud ## Application to exam style question 1. Explain, using an example, what is meant by 'retribution' as an aim of punishment. 4 marks 2. Explain, using an example, what is meant by 'public protection' as an aim of punishment? 4 marks