Starter quiz
- Youth courts handle ______ -17-year-olds and have different processes to adult court.
- '10' ✓
- What is this describing? A formal legal institution where disputes are heard and resolved, and where justice is administered according to the law.
- 'court' ✓
- Match the sentence starter to its end.
- A magistrate is⇔someone who handles cases in lower courts involving minor offences. ✓
- An offender is⇔a person who has broken a law and is facing legal consequences. ✓
- A judge is⇔someone who makes decisions and oversees cases in higher courts. ✓
- What am I describing? Law that deals with disputes between individuals or groups.
- statute law
- criminal law
- civil law ✓
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- What am I describing? Rules, usually made by Parliament, that are used to order the way in which a society behaves
- 'law' ✓
- How many parts are there to Parliament?
- one
- two
- three ✓
- four
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Exit quiz
- Fill in the gap. Reform and ______ focuses on helping offenders change their behaviour to prevent future criminal activity.
- 'rehabilitate ' ✓
- If an offender shows remorse, it might be considered a ______ factor when deciding their sentence.
- 'Mitigating' ✓
- Which of these would likely result in a more serious sentence?
- the crime was committed at night using a weapon ✓
- the offender confessed immediately and returned the stolen items
- the offender was a first-time offender
- the offender had no prior convictions
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- Match the terms below to their correct definitions.
- offender⇔a person who has broken a law ✓
- crime⇔an illegal act that is punishable by law ✓
- sentencing⇔the process of deciding an appropriate punishment ✓
- Which of the following is not one of the main purposes of sentencing?
- rehabilitation
- protection of the public
- revenge ✓
- reparation
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- Which of the following sentences are correct?
- Judges and magistrates are completely free to decide sentences.
- Parliament sets the laws that determine maximum sentences. ✓
- The Sentencing Council provides guidelines that judges & magistrates must follow ✓
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Key learning points
- The five purposes of sentencing are to punish, reduce crime, reform, protect the public, and offer reparation.
- There are different types of sentences: discharge, fine, community sentence, and custodial sentence.
- Judges decide sentences based on Sentencing Council guidelines, considering both aggravating and mitigating factors.
- Parliament creates laws that set maximum and minimum sentences for crimes.
Common misconception
Judges and magistrates have complete freedom in deciding sentences.
Parliament sets the laws that determine maximum and minimum sentences, and the Sentencing Council provides guidelines that judges and magistrates must follow.
Keywords
Sentencing - the punishment that a judge or magistrate decides someone should be given after they have been convicted of a crime
Crime - an illegal act that is punishable by law
Offender - someone who has committed a crime
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