Exam 3: Sentencing: to Punish or to Reform

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The sentencing principle that requires an offender to serve a substantial portion of the sentence (usually 85 percent) and reduces the discrepancy between the sentence imposed and actual time spent in prison is called _____.

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Payments made by a criminal offender to his or her victim as compensation for the harm caused by the offense are called _____.

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A sentence of exactly five years in prison is an example of a(n):

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If you punish a person seeking to change that person's behavior, it is called:

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The use of imprisonment or other means to reduce an offender's capability to commit future crimes is called incapacitation.

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