INDUCTION WORKSHEET LEARNING TO CONDUCT RESEARCH

During our session in the LRC, you will be conducting research into two areas, the jury and sentencing. You will have the opportunity to familiarise yourself with all the resources available to you. So, please as !uestions and ta e time to e"plore our LRC FULL WRITTEN ANSWERS ARE REQUIRED FOR EACH QUESTION. THERE ARE NO EXCUSES!!

1. JURIES #$ %$& http&''www.direct.gov.u 'en'Crime(ustice)nd%heLaw'(uryservice'inde".htm *sing the information available to you from the lin and te"tboo s from the LRC, answer the following !uestions&

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=. 4ho will not be allowed to do jury service3

5 5 5 ever had a prison or youth custody sentence of more than five years have been in prison or youth custody for any length of time in the last ten years have or have had a mental health condition or mental disability

%here is also a short video you can watch& http&''moj.coionline.tv'videos'jurorvideo'video'

2. SENTENCING Sentencing is all about how the courts deal with those people convicted of a criminal offence. 0t includes sending someone to jail or perhaps imposing a fine, >common in driving offences?. You will be investigating a number of ey issues in sentencing, so@@@ >a? *sing te"tboo s and the 1L+ >Ao" B? list the main aims of sentencing >for e"ample, retribution and deterrence?. %hen ta e brief notes on what each aim tries to achieve and provide e"amples of sentences that can be imposed to meet the aim. Your notes should contain& ) definition of each aim ) description of what the aim is trying to achieve )n e"ample of a sentence which could be used by the court to achieve this aim.

*se your information to complete the table below. %his will help you to organise your notes and give them structure. )im of Sentencing Definition 4hat this aim tries to achieve +"amples of sentences which could be used to meet this aim. Life sentences

Retrib ti!"

%a ing revenges

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%o ma e the offender to do what they did C ta ing revenges %o ma e the offender %o be sent to prison ' physically not able to 0mposition of curfew commit a further crime

%o get a job to resettle

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.rotection of the public %he public is ensured to be safe from offenders %o ma e a change for what they did .rotect the public Life sentences for serious offences

Reparation

/or offenders to ac nowledge the

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impact they have done

Reduction & : years to Byears Ay involving in a restorative justice programme

>b? 4hen a judge sentences an offender, there are certain things which can ma e the sentence longer >aggravating factors? or shorter >mitigating factors?. *sing te"tboo s or the internet list = aggravating factors and three mitigating factors.