Below is a breakdown of how well past Legal Studies students answered questions that related to sentencing and punishment. Answers with an asterisk are the correct answers.
What is the aim of a diversionary program?
This question addressed diversionary programs with 83.2% of candidates answering it correctly.
Which of the following may be an aggravating factor when sentencing in a criminal trial?
This question was about aggravating circumstances with 61.2% of candidates answering it correctly.
Which of the following is a feature of victim impact statements in NSW?
This question involved the concept of victim impact statements and was the second-least successfully answered question with only 44.1% of candidates answering it correctly.
Explain the tension between community interests and individual rights and freedoms within the criminal justice system.
This was an extended response question coming out of the "Principal Focus" section of the syllabus. Many candidates drew on information from sentencing and punishment to establish their argument. The mean of 7.37/15 stood as the highest mean until the 2016 question on young offenders.
08 May 2023