The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Sect 142) specifies the purposes of sentencing. Discuss the extent to which prison sentences can fulfil these purposes.
Please choose one of the questions and submit:

1. The pluralisation of policing in contemporary society has changed the role and responsibilities of the State Police. Discuss.
2. The role of the victim in the criminal justice process has changed from the days of the ‘old police’ to today. Discuss the implications of that change for prosecution practices.
3. The introduction of Police and Crime Commissioners is meant to make individual police services more accountable to the local community. Discuss the origins and prospects of this change in governance.
4. The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Sect 142) specifies the purposes of sentencing. Discuss the extent to which prison sentences can fulfil these purposes.
5. Restorative justice principles cannot be integrated into an adversarial system. Discuss.
6. Discuss whether payments by results schemes spell the end of the Probation Service.
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