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Criminology Unit 4
AC 2.2 Discuss the aims of punishement
Aims of sentencing
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The aims of sentencing are contained in section
42
of the Criminal Justice Act
2003
, which defines the purpose of sentencing as:
the
punishment
of offenders
the
reduction
of crime (including
deterrence
)
the reform and
rehabilitation
of offenders
the
protection
of the public, and
the making of
reparations
by the offenders to the persons affected by their offences