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. Which of the following are the purposes of sentencing? Please select all that apply.

Punishment. correct incorrect

Crime reduction. correct incorrect

Reforming and rehabilitating offenders. correct incorrect

Public protection. correct incorrect

Reparation correct incorrect

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. What is the maximum sentence that the magistrates' court can impose for a single offence?

3 months' imprisonment. correct incorrect

6 months' imprisonment. correct incorrect

12 months' imprisonment. correct incorrect

Life imprisonment. correct incorrect

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. A court must always obtain a pre-sentence report before sentencing an offender.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Which of the following are examples of aggravating factors to which the court must have regard when sentencing an offender? Please select all that apply.

Professional offending. correct incorrect

The use of a weapon. correct incorrect

A particularly vulnerable victim. correct incorrect

The defendant has a mental illness. correct incorrect

The defendant abused a position of trust to commit the offence. correct incorrect

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. What is the maximum by which an offender's sentence may be discounted to reflect a guilty plea?

Three-quarters. correct incorrect

Half. correct incorrect

One-third. correct incorrect

One-tenth. correct incorrect

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. What is the role of sentencing guidelines?

The court must have regard to any relevant sentencing guidelines. correct incorrect

The court may have regard to any relevant sentencing guidelines. correct incorrect

The court must always follow any relevant sentencing guidelines. correct incorrect

The court must follow any relevant sentencing guidelines unless it would be contrary to the interests of justice to do so. correct incorrect

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. If the defendant pleads guilty to an offence but disputes the facts alleged by the prosecution, the court may need to hold a ______ hearing.

Your response

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. Although a defendant who has offences taken into consideration is not convicted of those offences, the defendant cannot later be charged with them.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. What is the maximum period of a conditional discharge?

12 months. correct incorrect

Two years. correct incorrect

Three years. correct incorrect

Five years. correct incorrect

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. A fine is the most common type of sentence imposed by the criminal courts.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not a requirement that may be attached to a community order?

Unpaid work. correct incorrect

Supervision. correct incorrect

Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). correct incorrect

Curfew. correct incorrect

Foreign travel prohibition correct incorrect

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. A court cannot impose a prison sentence unless the offence, or combination of offences, is so serious that neither a fine nor a community order can be justified. This is known as the custody _________.

Your response

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. When a defendant is sentenced to life imprisonment, this means that they will spend the rest of their life in prison.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Which of the following sentences may be imposed on young offenders? Please select all that apply.

Conditional discharge. correct incorrect

Referral order. correct incorrect

Youth rehabilitation order. correct incorrect

Suspended sentence order. correct incorrect

Detention and training order correct incorrect