CMY3704 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2023

CMY3704
Assignment 2
Semester 1
2023

, CMY3704 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2023

Question 1
The underlying idea of penance in retribution is that…
a. the offender deserves a form of punishment that can compensate for the
harm done.
b. punishment offers the offender the opportunity to wipe clean the “moral
slate”.
c. the aggrieved person acts against the offender on a personal basis.
d. the legal order in society can be restored by punishing offenders
sufficiently.
Question 2
A limit is placed on the extent of the punishment imposed by a court in the
sense that a sentence should be linked to the moral guilt of the offender and
the harm caused by the crime. This limit refers to…
a. retribution.
b. the “just-deserts” principle.
c. the principle of proportionality.
d. consistency during sentencing.
Question 3
A court sentence is …
a. the decision by the presiding officer as to whether the accused is guilty or
not guilty of committing a crime.
b. a punishment that is imposed by the court on an accused after being found
guilty of committing a crime.
c. the translation of evidence by the interpreter to the person accused of
committing a crime.