1. PUNISHMENT
One way of trying to prevent crime is through punishment (fines, prison, execution.....)
There are FOUR main justifications for punishment:
A DETERRRENCE
B REHABILITATION
C INCAPACTITATION
D RETRIBUTION
TASK: Match one of the four justifications for punishment to each of the following statements:
STATEMENT
JUSTIFICATION
STATEMENT
JUSTIFICATION
1 Punish and discourage
A
7 The ‘short, sharp, shock’ regimes used by Thatcher’s
1980s conservative governments for young offenders
A
2 Reforming or changing offenders for the better
B
C
3 Vengeance and pay-back.
D
8 Remove the offender’s capacity to offend again by
locking them up. This is a means to an end – an
instrumental justification for punishment.
9 An expressive rather than an instrumental justification
for punishment – the expression of society’s outrage.
4 Revenge! Society getting its own back on those who do
wrong and can’ t behave themselves
D
C
5 Education and training for prisoners so when they are
released from prison they can earn an honest living
B
10 Locking away the dangerous, the violent and the lightfingered means that law-abiding citizens can go about
their business without fear of being attacked or robbed.
11 Anger management for violent offenders, drug
counselling for substance abusers.....
6 Taking offenders out of circulation – removing criminals
from society protects the public.
C
12 Making an example of offenders will put off others
who may consider doing similar acts.
A
As you watch the DVD clip ‘Does prison work?’ see how many of the 4 justifications you can see being discussed and note them below:
D
B