WJEC Criminology Unit 4 Questions and Answers Brief Questions with Adequately Approved Answers Graded A++ Pass
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Criminal justice
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Criminal Justice
Abu Qatada - CORRECT ANSWER -He was a hate preacher who the government wanted
to deport to Jordan, but were prevented from doing so by the European Court of Human Rights
(ECHR) which ruled that there was a risk he would be tortured.
Aims of the prison service - CORRECT ANSWER -To provide pun...
idea that crime results partly from the opportunities presented by the physical environment, so it
should be possible to alter the physical environment so that crime is less likely to occur.
Criminal Behaviour Order - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -An order tackling the most serious anti-
social individuals when their behaviour has brought them before a criminal court.
Denunciation - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Aims to show offenders that society disapproves of
their behaviour.
Example: Smoking in cars with children was once acceptable but is now illegal.
, Deterrence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Aims to dissuade the offender, or anyone in society,
from committing crimes through fear of punishment.
Example: Sentences after the London riots.
Disorder in Cromer (2017) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -During a weekend of anti-social
behaviour in the seaside town, police recorded 37 crimes including rape, theft and assaults.
However, at the time, police failed to provide support to locals because they classed it as "low
level disturbance".
Do community sentences meet the aims of punishment? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Three
quarters of people sent to prison had at least one previous community sentence, suggesting that
community sentences are not effective at preventing reoffending.
Do discharges work? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -A person with a conditional discharge is
effectively given a "second chance", so this could encourage rehabilitation.
There is a deterrence value because the court could impose a further sanction if the person
reoffends.
Do financial penalties (i.e. fines) work? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -61% of fines are either
written off or remain uncollected. Many fines are written off because offenders cannot be traced.
Does imprisonment meet the aims of punishment? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Life sentences
provide retribution (the offender gets his "just desserts".
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