Effectiveness of Punishments

Effectiveness of different types of punishment

Open Ended

How effective do you think prisons are at achieving the purposes of punishment?

Multiple Choice

What do you think the graphs show about the relationship between crime and imprisonment?

• Imprisoning more people reduces crime

• Imprisoning more people increases crime

• The relationship between imprisonment and crime is not consistent

• People in Scotland are becoming increasingly violent

Open Ended

Why does it not make sense to increase penalties from a 'harm reduction' viewpoint?

Open Ended

Why might imprisonment increase recidivism?

Open Ended

What are some of the negative aspects of continued detention or extended supervision orders?