Mr Bigg's RPE blog » Aims of Punishment http://mdbigg.me.uk/cvc For all of Mr Bigg's RPE students at CVC Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:20:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9 Year 9 Assessment – What were the most important reasons for punishing the killers of James Bulger? http://mdbigg.me.uk/cvc/2012/03/year-9-assessment-what-were-the-most-important-reasons-for-punishing-the-killers-of-james-bulger/ http://mdbigg.me.uk/cvc/2012/03/year-9-assessment-what-were-the-most-important-reasons-for-punishing-the-killers-of-james-bulger/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:18:49 +0000 http://mdbigg.me.uk/cvc/?p=460

Hello 9I,

As you know, you’re supposed to be working on the above assessment. The is a James Bulger Essay Outline to help you if you need it. You could also look at the assessment I set to for last year’s Year 9 which is slightly different but the same basic idea.

Due on March 22nd please!

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The task has been set up in class. To do well you’ll need the Jamie Bulger aims of punishment handout (includes guidance on levels).

It’s up to you to decide how you present your work. It could be:

  • An essay
  • A PowerPoint Presentation
  • A newspaper article
  • A booklet
  • A film
  • A cartoon strip
  • A poster

The important thing is that HOWEVER you present your ideas you MUST have all the relevant information. Do NOT spend all your time making your work beautiful and then neglecting to say anything relevant…

The key thing is to talk about different aims of punishment and the strengths and weaknesses of each:

  • Protection: Criminals are locked up to protect the innocent public
  • Deterrence: Criminals are punished to put other people off from committing crimes
  • Rehabilitation (or Reform): The purpose of punishment is to make the criminal into a mature and responsible member of society who is less likely to reoffend
  • Retribution: Punishment is society’s way of “getting its own back” on criminals. “An eye for an eye”
  • Vindication: The law must be seen to be upheld. If crimes are not punished then the law will not be taken seriously.
  • Restoration: Punishment is there to restore things to how they were before. The thief pays back what was stole, the vandal repairs their damage.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of different aims of punishment? How do they relate to the Jamie Bulger case?

Due Dates:
9M – 29th March
9O – 5th April

It might also help to use the James Bulger PowerPoint.
Here’s a link to the documentary Unforgiven which we watched in class.
I’ve also added Religious Attitudes to Punishment at Amy’s request.

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