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Multiple choice questions: Chapter 24
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Multiple choice questions: Chapter 24
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What is retributive punishment intended to achieve?
Compensation for victims of crime
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A proportionate and appropriate degree of hurt to the offender
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A reduction in the likelihood of re-offending
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What is a Community Trigger?
A means by which communities will be able to exclude people from a specified area
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A procedure for imposing a specific sanction on someone who has infringed community safety requirements
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A facility by which victims of crime will be able to require a range of agencies to review the outcome of a case if they are not satisfied with the action taken
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William Tenn's science fiction story in which offenders choose to serve their punishment before committing the crime to which it relates is called...?
Before My Time
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Ahead of Time
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Time in Advance
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What was the approximate number of offences subject to the death penalty in England in 1815?
20
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50
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220
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The 'day-fine' is:
A calculation of the daily equivalent rate of payment for a fine
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A calculation of the level of fine to be paid based on an estimate of the offender's daily earnings
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The length of a community punishment order expressed in days
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The 'punitive turn' refers to:
A shift towards an increasingly punitive approach to offenders estimated to begin in the early 1990s
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A revival of demands for more dramatic forms of punishment following particularly sensational and disturbing crimes
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The emergence of a brand of populist rhetoric associated with the idea that criminal activities should be met with 'zero tolerance'
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"Prison works" is a quotation associated with which former Home Secretary?
Michael Howard
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Chris Grayling
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David Blunkett
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Which country in Europe (broadly defined) has the highest rate of imprisonment?
Turkey
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Russia
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Hungary
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What is the name of the body which considers applications by offenders to review their cases once the appeal process is exhausted?
Criminal Cases Review Commission
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Judicial Review Board
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Crime Re-examination Committee
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Does 'justice by geography' refer to:
The different sentencing policies applied in different countries
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Discriminatory sentencing practices based on the origin of the offender
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Inconsistencies in sentencing of young offenders consistently identified across England and Wales
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