Punishment Rehabilitation and Reducing Crime I will Express

Punishment, Rehabilitation and Reducing Crime I will: • Express my own opinions about the justice system in England Wales. • Examine the purposes of imprisonment. • Discuss alternatives to the prison system.

Lesley Ann Downey Murdered in 1964. Age 10. Lesley was one of the 5 children abducted and killed by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady

Jean Jordan Murdered in 1977. Age 20. Jean was one of the 13 women murdered by Peter Sutcliffe ‘the Yorkshire Ripper. He left 7 others for dead.

Jamie Bulger Murdered in 1993 age 2. Jamie was abducted by Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, both age 10.

Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells Murdered in 2002 age 10. Ian Huntley murdered the two young girls who attended the school where he worked as a caretaker.

How would you punish these people? Why? Myra Hindley and Ian Brady Peter Sutcliffe. ‘The Yorkshire Ripper’ Ian Huntley Robert Thompson and Jon Venables

Punishment • If an offender is found guilty in a court of law, it is the job of the magistrate or judge to decide on the sentence or punishment. • The sentence given depends on the offence and the circumstances under which it was committed. • Magistrates and judges can award sentences such as: Ø Absolute discharge Ø Community service and probation Ø Imprisonment • The most severe punishment available in this country is imprisonment. • The death penalty was abolished in 1965, shortly before Myra Hindley and Ian Brady were trialled. • Many people would like to see the return of the death penalty.

Death Penalty 1. Do you think the death penalty should be brought back in England Wales? Why? 2. Complete this table: For the death penalty Against the death penalty

Death Penalty • For • Against Ø It removes a very dangerous person from the world. Ø It is inhumane. Ø The offender can never reoffend. Ø The victims of the offender and their family can rest assured that the offender has received a severe punishment. Ø It does not undo the offence. Ø It is costly. Ø Errors are made. Ø It does not deter others from committing crimes – serious violent crimes did not increase Ø It reduces the prison population. when the death sentence was abolished.

The Purpose of Prison: Restitution Retribution Deterrence The offender making amends for their crime. Prison teaches offenders a lesson. If they have done wrong then they should pay the price. Prison deters some people from offending. Reform Prison can give offenders an education and help them get on their feet. 1. Explain the 5 purposes of prison. Prevention While people are in prison they are not committing more crimes.

Prison Leicester Prison • Prisons are regularly visited to review conditions – particularly things like bullying racism, quality of food, cell space, education and training, provision for exercise, health care etc. • Prisons are very expensive to run. • Some thing that prison life is too easy. • Many think that custodial sentences handed out are not long enough. • Prisons are vastly overcrowded. In England Wales we have more criminals than prison spaces and so the government have had to find alternative sentences e. g. tagging. • Some think that imprisonment does not work. Too many offenders go on to re-offend (Around 70% of males).

Re-offending • The top offences that are re-offended are: • • Theft from vehicles Absconding or bail offences Theft Burglary Taking and driving away etc Handling Other motoring offences Criminal Damage • Child sex offences are one of the lowest re-offended crimes. 1. Why do you think that criminals re-offend

Tagging The modern development of electronic tagging is a way of coping with rising prison populations and the expense of keeping prisoners behind bars. In England Wales, magistrates and judges can impose a court curfew order as an alternative to sending an offender to prison. Offenders completing their sentences "on the tag" have to remain indoors at certain times of the day and usually at night. Their compliance with the curfew is checked with an electronic tag and a monitoring unit placed in their home. Sending someone to prison for a year costs a minimum of £ 24, 000. Tagging an offender costs just £ 2, 000. But because offenders prefer tagging to life behind bars, critics have been able to argue that it is a soft option. Whenever a tagged offender takes advantage of his freedom to commit further crimes, it attracts damaging headlines. There have been numerous stories in the press regarding criminals who claim to have beaten the system and interfered with their tag and not have to stick within their restrictions.

Tagging 1. What are your opinions of electronic tagging? 2. Which criminals do you think are suitable for electronic tagging?

Designing a Punishment System Crime Punishment 1. Complete the above table. Use your imagination and invent you own types of punishments. 2. Design your own prison. Ø What would it look like? Ø How would people be treated? Ø What would the daily activities be?