Deck 17: Crime and Punishment: What Works

Question 1

Within the field of penology what are traditionally considered to be the five main objectives of sentencing?
R = Retribution
I = <1>
D = <2>
R = Rehabilitation
R = <3>

Answer 1

<1> Incapacitation
<2> Deterrence
<3> Restoration

Question 2

______ refers to a repeated pattern of criminality.

Answer 2

Recidivism

Question 3

When we say that sentencing serves an expressive function we mean that sentencing conveys to the offender the public's reaction to his or her criminal conduct.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

______ is the study of sentencing and how it is administered.

Question 5

Banning orders, antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs), curfews and electronic tagging are all examples of what sentencing that serves which type of function?

A) Retribution
B) Incapacitation
C) Deterrence
D) Rehabilitation
E) Restoration

Question 6

Deterrence is one of the main functions of sentencing. In this context, what three features impact on how a particular sentence might be perceived?
C = Certainty
C = <1>
S = <2>

Question 7

Restorative justice involves offenders seeking to make reconciliations with the victim/s of their crime/s.

Question 8

Research supports the idea that harsher punishments result in a reduced rate of reoffending relative to more lenient punishments.

Question 9

Attempts to rehabilitate individuals who have committed criminal acts and thereby prevent them from reoffending in the future have been described as what kind of prevention?

Question 10

Cognitive-behavioural interventions have shown the most consistently positive impact on reoffending.

Question 11

The _______principle states that the most intensive types of intervention should be reserved for those offenders assessed as posing the highest risk of reoffending, whereas low risk offenders should not be exposed to these interventions.

Question 12

According to Lipsey (1995, 2009), interventions with young offenders should be at least six months in length in order to have the most beneficial impact. What is the suggested minimum number of contacts per week?

Question 13

All the following types of intervention have demonstrated success in the treatment of young offenders: interpersonal skills training; behavioural interventions; cognitive skills training; structured individual counselling; teaching family homes.