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Community Sentence - Aims of Punishments - Coggle Diagram
Community Sentence - Aims of Punishments
Retribution
Punishment should reflect the severity of the crime committed
These sentences are usually given for less serious crimes
Deterrence
General - Hi-vis jacket, unpaid work - shame element
Individual - if conditions of order are broken there is a risk of more serious punishment
Preventing from committing crimes again
Incapacitation
Probation service manage risk
The risk rating reflects supervision
Curfews, tagging
Reparation
Unpaid work can entail paying back to the community and victim
Restorative Justice - offender face to face with victim - gives offender chance to apologise. Victims get a sense of closure, reduces PTSD
Offender making amends to society
Rehabilitation
These sentences may include rehab programmes and activities such as drug and alcohol programmes
Rates of reoffending are lower from community sentences
Reform offenders and reintroduce them into society
Theory
Left realists
support these sentences as offenders are being reformed and reintroduced into society - these sentences reflect elements of the 'square of crime' approach - Rehab
Becker - Reduces
labels
associated with offending as most offenders get labels from being in prison (Universities of Crime)
Right realists
might see it as being too lenient and would see custodial sentences as being a better form of punishment
Social Learning Theory
- avoid negative affects of a custodial sentence, public will see offenders doing unpaid work and be dettered.