What are the different types of Crime punishments?
Here’s a few: Imprisonment (of determinate length) Imprisonment (for life – which is an “indeterminate sentence”, even if released, the convict remains “on licence” and can be returned to prison for the slightest offence) Suspended Sentence (a sentence of imprisonment which is only served if the convict commits another offence within the specified time) Community Service Order (set number of hours of community service) Drug Testing and Treatment Order (used for rehabilitating people who commit offences because of their drug addiction) Fine Compensation Order (order to pay money to the victim) Conditional Discharge (“promise not to do it again”) Absolute Discharge (used rarely, where the offence was a technical one, causing no harm) Driving Ban Firearms Ban Points on driving licence Forfiture Order (not technically a criminal punishment, but in fact follows from so criminal procceedings, and in a fairly punishing way) That’s pretty much all for modern punishments in this country, histor
