WJEC Criminology Unit 4 2.2
5 aims of punishment - ANS-Retribution, Rehabilitation, Deterrence, Public Protection,
Reparations
Retribution - ANS-society demands a just punishment for the crime committed
Rehabilitation - ANS-reforms offender behaviour
Deterrence - ANS-discourages others and individuals from future offending
Public Protection - ANS-Protecting the public from the offenders
Reparations - ANS-Payment for the harm caused by the crime
Why does society punish those who have committed a crime? - ANS-To discipline, deter, reform,
protect and repay
Just Desert - Retribution - ANS-Criminals deserve what they are given as punishments as they
have gone against social morals
Proportionality - Retribution - ANS-punishment should fit the crime they commit
Supporting Theory - Retribution - ANS-Right Realist Theory, Rational Choice Theory
Rational Choice Link to Retribution - ANS-assumation of conscious decision to commit crime
and therefore are fully responsible and must suffer consequences
Retribution Evaluation - Forgiveness - ANS-Offenders deserve forgiveness, mercy or a chance
to make amends
Retribution Evaluation - does it get better? - ANS-punishment is still inflicted even if nothing
good comes from it
Rehabilitation examples - ANS-education programmes, anger management courses, drug
therapy and testing, support
Supporting Theory - Rehabilitation - ANS-Individualistic Theories
Individualistic Theories (rehab) - ANS-Cognitive, Eysenck Personality, Skinner Operant
Learning, Sociological Theory
5 aims of punishment - ANS-Retribution, Rehabilitation, Deterrence, Public Protection,
Reparations
Retribution - ANS-society demands a just punishment for the crime committed
Rehabilitation - ANS-reforms offender behaviour
Deterrence - ANS-discourages others and individuals from future offending
Public Protection - ANS-Protecting the public from the offenders
Reparations - ANS-Payment for the harm caused by the crime
Why does society punish those who have committed a crime? - ANS-To discipline, deter, reform,
protect and repay
Just Desert - Retribution - ANS-Criminals deserve what they are given as punishments as they
have gone against social morals
Proportionality - Retribution - ANS-punishment should fit the crime they commit
Supporting Theory - Retribution - ANS-Right Realist Theory, Rational Choice Theory
Rational Choice Link to Retribution - ANS-assumation of conscious decision to commit crime
and therefore are fully responsible and must suffer consequences
Retribution Evaluation - Forgiveness - ANS-Offenders deserve forgiveness, mercy or a chance
to make amends
Retribution Evaluation - does it get better? - ANS-punishment is still inflicted even if nothing
good comes from it
Rehabilitation examples - ANS-education programmes, anger management courses, drug
therapy and testing, support
Supporting Theory - Rehabilitation - ANS-Individualistic Theories
Individualistic Theories (rehab) - ANS-Cognitive, Eysenck Personality, Skinner Operant
Learning, Sociological Theory