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aggravating circumstances
something that makes a crime more serious
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custodial sentence
a sentence that involves imprisonment
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detterence
a use of sentencing to prevent the offender and others committing the offence
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mitigating circumstances
something that makes the charge of the offenders culpability less serious
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NACRO
a body that seeks to represent the views of the offenders.
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rehabilitation
an aim of sentencing seeking to change the behaviour of the offender
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reparations
where an offender has to pay towards the damage they have caused.
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the howard league for penal reform
a long established pressure group that advocates prison reforms
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british values
the values that are associated living in modern-day britain
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citizenship
a legal status conferred by state upon the members of the state, including their membership of state
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democracy
a political system based upon the concept of the people having the power to decide.
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individual liberty
the concept of that in modern britain democracy people have the freedom to make their own choices and descisions
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muticulteral society
a society that comprises of people from a range of cultural and religoius backrounds
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principles
a basic truth of idea that underpins a system of beliefs associated with a given society.
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the rule of law
a basic principle of a democratic society that the law applies equally to all people
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tolerance
a concept based upon the idea that in a modern society people show understanding of others with differing views and opinions
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values
values are standards of behaviour that are accepted by a society
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census
a government survey normally undertaken every ten years to gather information about life in the UK. every household is expected to complete their census form.
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ONS (office for national statistics
a government body that collects and provides background data.
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a sentence that involves imprisonment

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custodial sentence

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a use of sentencing to prevent the offender and others committing the offence

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something that makes the charge of the offenders culpability less serious

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a body that seeks to represent the views of the offenders.

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