Week 11 - PASS Social Problems

Social factors can aggravate sentencing

• True

• False

Which of the following are types of punishment that is considered harsh and can be based on offenders being rational actors and having free choice?

• Retribution

• Incapacitation

• Deterrence

• Rehabilitation

Which of the following options are potential cons of using risk assessment in crime prevention?

• Increased intervention into the private lives of citizens

• Increase over-representation of marginalised groups

• Not always based on criminal behaviour

• Based on abstract pieces of information

• All of the Above

How can justice be achieved if there is inequality in the CJS?

• Concentrating on supporting people in the CJS

• Not limiting CJS actor discretion

• Providing clearer definitions of what constitutes a crime based on the harm caused

• Not holding the powerful to account

Inequality and injustice are not produced through the design of the law and its institutions

• True

• False

Which of the following law/offence types is usually considered to be the most serious by society?

• Regulatory Offences

• Criminal offences

• Private or civil wrongs

• None of the Above

The type of equality that seeks to address the context in which the law is applied and offers solutions to ensure equal impact of sanctions on people who come into conflict with the law is referred to as?

The legal term that refers to individuals right to civil liberties and to have their individual liberties protected is referred to as?

Most people accused of criminal behaviours do not take advantage of due process while in court and most tend to plead guilty.

• True

• False

Criminal offences are policed and punished out of proportion to the overall harm produced

• True

• False