Describe in outline the range of punishments available to the courts.What are the purposes of sentencing and how effective are they?

Sentencing and punishment
1. Describe in outline the range of punishments available to the courts.
2. What are the purposes of sentencing and how effective are they?
3. What are the aims of the paper entitled ‘A Smarter Approach to sentencing’. Have the reforms that it suggests been successful? Critically evaluate the implementation of the proposed reforms