How is crime dealt with in different societies?
6.3What the syllabus asks of you
- Aims of punishment: Protection of citizens
- Aims of punishment: Deterrence
- Aims of punishment: Retribution
- Aims of punishment: Incapacitation
- Aims of punishment: Rehabilitation
- The effectiveness of different types of punishment: Community sentencing
- The effectiveness of different types of punishment: Financial penalties
- The effectiveness of different types of punishment: Prison
- The effectiveness of different types of punishment: Rehabilitation programmes
- The effectiveness of different types of punishment: Capital punishment
- The effectiveness of different types of punishment: Corporal punishment
- The effectiveness of different types of punishment: Exile
- The effectiveness of different types of punishment: Ostracism
- The effectiveness of different types of punishment: Non-custodial sentencing, e.g. electronic tagging, curfews, restraining orders
- The effectiveness of different types of punishment: Probation
- The effectiveness of different types of punishment: Police cautions
- The effectiveness of different types of punishment: Social media and vigilante groups
- The effectiveness of policing and law enforcement: Policing strategies, e.g. targeting and stop and search
- The effectiveness of policing and law enforcement: Surveillance, including digital surveillance
- The effectiveness of policing and law enforcement: Crime prevention
- The effectiveness of policing and law enforcement: Community and military style policing
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Chapter 6: How is crime dealt with in different societies?
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