and pardoning someone for what they have done wrong
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Repentance: being truly sorry and trying...
to change one's behaviour so as not to do the same again
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Young offender: a person under...
18 who has broken the law
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Imprisonment: when a person is...
put in jail for commiting a crime
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Prison reform: a movement that tries...
to ensuure offenders are treated humainly in prison
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Death penalty: capital punishment;
punishment where a prisoner is put to death for the crimes commited
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Community service: unpaid work that...
an offender performs for the benefit of the local community rather than going to prison
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Electronic tagging: an offender has to wear an...
electronic device which tracks their movement to ensure restrictions of movement are observed
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Fine: money paid as...
punishment for a crime or other offence
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Probation: an alternative to prison where...
an offender has to meet reguarly with a probation officer to ensure they do not re-offend
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Parole: when a prisoner is released without...
having to complete their sentence because they have behaved well and accepted their guilt. The prisoner is monitered to try and ensure they don't re-offend
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Life imprisonment: a prison sentence that theoretically...
keeps people in prison until they die...
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Early release: when a prisoner is allowed...
out of prison event though they have not completed their sentence, or fufilled the criteria for getting parole
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Protection: keeping the public...
from being harmed, threatend or injured by criminals
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