Sentencing

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1. What does s.142 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 set out?

  • Definition of a discharge
  • Definition of a custodial sentence
  • Aims of sentencing
  • Definition of a community sentence
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2. What is general deterrence?

  • Given a sentence to ensure others don't re-offend by making an example of them
  • Given a sentence to ensure they don't re-offend
  • Protecting people by ensure the most safe sentence is given
  • The idea that criminals should be given a punishment that fits the crime they have committed

3. What did s.177 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 create?

  • Discharges
  • Community orders
  • Fines
  • Custodial orders

4. Which of the following isnt an example of a community offence

  • drug/alcohol rehab
  • residence requirement
  • Imprisonment
  • mental health treatment
  • activity requirement
  • Supervision requirement
  • programme requirement
  • curfew
  • prohibited activity
  • unpaid work
  • exclusion requirement

5. What are discretionary life sentences?

  • A sentence where the date is not exact and instead the judge decides when it is appropriate to release them
  • A sentence that can go from discharge to life in prison
  • A sentence which means the criminal will spend their whole life in prison
  • A harshser sentence then the guidelines say to make people deter from crime

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