Legal Studies U3Ao1

What are the purposes of sanctions?

• Deter, Denounce, Defame, Punish and Protect

• Denounce, Rehabilitate, Relocate, Protect and Deter

• Protect, Punish, Justice, Fairness, Equality

• Rehabilitate, Protect, Deter, Denounce and Punish

What is a mitigating factor?

• Factors that prevent crime

• Factors that can increase the severity of the sentence

• Factors that can alleviate the severity of the sentence

• Factors that force the Judge/ Magistrate to change their sentence

What is the purpose of a fine?

• To rehabilitate offenders

• To gain money for the government

• To create more poor people

• To punish and deter offenders

What is an indefinite sentence?

• A sentence with no outlined time

• A sentence that lasts forever and ever and ever

• A sentence with a specific time

• The informal definition of a setence

Who has the burden of proof in a criminal case?

• Prosecutor

• Queen Elizabeth

• Accused

• Victim

Which of these words are spelt correctly?

• Hierachy

• Goverment

• Appelatte

• Committal

How many members are in a standard criminal jury?

(a)  

Is this subject harder, or easier than you imagined/ thought?

• Harder

• Easer

• 50/50

• I never gave it any thought

What is a cumulative sentence?

• A sentence that runs at the same time as another sentence

• A sentence that runs after the first sentence

• The numeric value of a sentence

• A sentence that includes all mitigating and aggravating factors

Deterrence is aimed to discourage the community from committing crimes, by seeing the sanctions imposed. True or False?

• True

• False