The Role Of Punishment In Criminal Law

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Key Terms
RETRIBUTION - This is the idea of an eye for an eye, revenge for the victim aim of punishment is PUBLIC PROTECTION - The to protect the public, however unfairon an individual wrongdoer. Sometimes, the Judge There are approx. 36 people believes that the offender is very likely to commit in prison in the UK who will another crime and so must put them in jail to neverbe released. Rosemary West protect the public. is one of them REPARATION - This is idea that the guilty person should compensate the victim/society for his wrongdoing REHABILITATION - This is the idea that punishment must aim to ensure that the guilty person can fit into society at the end of DETERRENCE - This isalso so that the person theirpunishment and the idea that punishment must put the offender, and otherpotential offenders 12/13/12 understand the error in their act. off reoffending

The Role Of Punishment In Criminal Law

In pairs discuss which aims the following punishments belong to: Hanging Prison Community Service Fines HANGING = serial murder, murder, dictatorship PRISON = theft, murder, benefit fraud, assault, COMMUNITY SERVICE = benefit fraud, speeding, theft FINES = speeding, parking on double lines, illegal turning,
Take the case of the killers of Jamie Bulger who served 9 years in a young offenders institute and then on release were given new identities. Do you think this is right? Does this have to be done in order that they are rehabilitated? I think that at that at that age they knew what they were doing. At that age you are not totally incompetent and you know the basics of right from wrong such as not killing and stealing etc. However they were at a young age so there is a possibility of rehabilitating to help put them back on track. However, I think going to the extent of essentially wiping clean their identities and their wrong doings is wrong but because of the scale of the publicity they would have never had the chance to have a fresh start if that makes sense but then people should also have the right to know who they are dealing with. So 12/13/12 perhaps new names but also have a criminal record not being specifically

The Role Of Punishment In Criminal Law PUBLIC PROTECTION The aim of punishment is to protect the public from the individual regardless of how REHABILITATION unfair the individual may think This is This happens because the it is. the idea that punishment is there so that the offender can one day with a judge believes that the once more offender bit of help etc fit into society DETERRENCE is very likely to commit and to so at the end of their punishmentanother Thisunderstand the the public or isand harm error in their act. the idea that 12/13/12 they crime

SCHELDULE 6:30 Morning wakeup 6:35-8:00 Daily chores 8:00 8:30 Breakfast 8:30-9:00 Recreational time in cell 9:00 10:30

A Model Prison

Each cell will have plain white walls and wooden floors. There is a painting on the walls of the sea something 4 by four on the wall in the centre of the sea . There is one single bed in the corner with one pillow and 2 blankets, one thin one thick for appropriate weather. Their colours are again white except the thicker blanket is brown. One toilet, wash basin. Shared shower room. AIMS: *punishment*time for reflection* rehabilitation so they learn their lesson prevent re-offence* PUNISHMENT: Meals in isolation. No cell break. Total exclusion from the rest of the inmates. 2 hours of constant push-ups for example. Chores such as cleaning the cells. Extra time with physiatrist. Writing up I will not REWARD: Extra recreational time. Later wake up time. No chores for a day etc. Extra free time with family. Extra phone call home. A resource e.g. 12/13/12 book etc. Minimising the bullying/suicide rate =