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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
A sentence requiring an offender to spend time in prison.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 2
Revise: Punishment and SentencingA custodial sentence requires an offender to spend time in prison. Prison is used where the offence is sufficiently serious that a fine or community sentence would not be justified.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A sentence involving imprisonment or detention in another secure institution.
A suspended sentence is a custodial sentence that is not put into effect immediately, not the same thing as a community order.
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A non-custodial sentence does not involve serving a term in prison. This does not mean that it has no consequences.
