Purposes of Punishment (HSC SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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Act governing sentencing in NSW
Act governing sentencing in NSW
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)
Number of purposes in s3A of sentencing Act
Number of purposes in s3A of sentencing Act
Seven distinct purposes
Specific deterrence meaning
Specific deterrence meaning
Preventing that particular offender from reoffending
General deterrence meaning
General deterrence meaning
Using punishment as example to deter wider community
Evidence for deterrence effectiveness
Evidence for deterrence effectiveness
Surprisingly little empirical evidence to support it
Retribution definition
Retribution definition
Punishment considered morally right or deserved for the crime
Recidivism meaning
Recidivism meaning
Habitual or repeated lapses into criminal behaviour
Main goal of rehabilitation
Main goal of rehabilitation
Reform offenders by addressing underlying causes of crime
Incapacitation definition
Incapacitation definition
Making offender physically incapable of further offences
Most severe form of incapacitation
Most severe form of incapacitation
Imprisonment