What is the Role of Punishment

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WHAT IS THE ROLE OFPUNISHMENT

IN CRIMINAL LAW?


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+JACK THE RIPPER!

Police Constable John Neil found the

body whilst walking his beat. From

the light of his lantern, he saw that

blood was oozing from her throatwhich had been slashed from ear to

ear. Her eyes were wide open. Even

though her hands and wrists were

cold, Neil felt warmth in her arms.
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The wounds to the victims throat had been

fatal. Since parts of her body were still warm,

a local doctor felt she had been dead no

longer than half-an-hour. Her neck had been

slashed twice, cutting through her windpipe.

She had been killed where she was found,but there was very little blood on the ground.

Most of the lost blood had soaked into her

clothing. The body was taken to the local

mortuary, which was part of the workhouse

there. When the body was stripped,Inspector Spratling discovered that her

abdomen had been mutilated.
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For discussion in pairs:

What are your immediate thoughts about

how Jack should have been punished if he

had been caught?

If you opt for the death penalty how would

your decision be affected if modern DNAprofiling showed the wrong man had been

killed?

If imprisoned, should he have ever been let

out?

If he were not mentally responsible for hisaction should he have been sent to a mental

hospital rather than a prison?
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Here are some possible aims of punishment. What do

each mean?

RETRIBUTION

REPARATION

PUBLIC PROTECTION

REHABILITATION

DETERRENCEShould offenders doing

community service be

identified?
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RETRIBUTIONThis is the idea of an eye for an eye, revenge

for the victim

Timothy Mc Veigh killed 168 people when he bombed the federalgovernment

building in Oklahoma City in 1993.

He was put to death in 2001

The families of the victims watched McVeighs death through asatellite link.

Do you think this is something that should happen?
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REPARATION

This is idea that the guilty person should

compensate the victim/society for his wrong-doing


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PUBLIC PROTECTION The aim of punishment is to protect the public, however unfair

on an individual wrongdoer

Sometimes, the Judge believes that the offender is very likelyto commit another crime and so must put them in jail to protectthe public.

There are approx. 36 people in prison in the UK who will neverbe released. Rosemary West is one of them.


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REHABILITATION

This is the idea that punishment mustaim to ensure that the guilty person canfit into society at the end of their

punishment

Also seeks to ensure they understandthe error in their act.


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REHABILITATION

The key aim in sentencing young offenders is

to rehabilitate them

The killers of Jamie Bulger served 9 years ina young offenders institute and were givennew identities on release.

Do you think this is right? Does this have tobe done in order that they are rehabilitated?


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DETERRENCE

This is the idea that punishmentmust put the offender, and other

potential offenders off reoffending


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In pairs discuss which aims the following punishments belong to:

HangingPrison

Community Service

Fines
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The class needs to bedivided into 5 groups

One group will be apanel deciding which

bid to acceptThe other groups will

be private companiesbidding for the contract

for a new model prisonfor violent teenageoffenders

Young offenders in FelthamYoung Offenders Institutionare 18 times more likely tocommit suicide than the

general population
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The amount of money awarded is very generous. Thecontract will be awarded to the group with the best ideason:

1. Which are the principal aims you are trying to achieve2. Day-to-day life in the prison (how a typical inmate will

spend their day, and why)

3. What each cell (if such things exist?) will look like

4. Punishment for inmates who misbehave and incentives forthose who dont

5. Minimising the bullying/suicide rate

6. Minimising possibility of reoffending on release

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