Exam 12: Punishment and Sentencing.

The death penalty was found to be racially discriminatory by the U.S.Supreme Court.

__________ is a residential setting for selected inmates as a supplement to probation for those completing prison programs.

The late Chief Justice __________ actively sought to reduce the opportunities for capital punishment defendants to have their appeals heard by multiple courts.

All 50 states impose death as a sentence.

Jenna works for the Innocence Project. She is currently working on a case where her client states that she was wrongly convicted. Jenna has been reviewing the court transcripts and has determined that the prosecutor seems to have withheld information that was pertinent to the case. Jenna's client was given a 20-year sentence for murder. She has reduced that sentence by participating in programs and through her positive behavior while incarcerated. -Jenna's client has earned a sentence reduction based upon her participation in various programs.This reduction is called​

In your opinion,why does the United States rely on incarceration so heavily as a form of punishment? Why don't we use intermediate sanctions as frequently as other countries do?

The ____________________ process is a major factor in delaying executions.

Alex was recently found guilty of first-degree murder. Based upon state law, the judge was forced to use a system/guideline to determine the sentence that he was to receive. Alex was sentenced to 25 years in prison. He will spend his time in a prison approximately 25 miles from his home. Alex is thankful for this sentence because it was a death penalty case. -Alex will be incarcerated for a period of 25 years.Which goal of punishment does his sentence meet for the general public?

Punishment designed to affect the future choices and behaviors of individuals and targeted toward individuals who have already been convicted is called

________ refers to laws that require offenders to serve a substantial proportion of their sentence before being released on parole.

Eric has just been sentenced to a short term to be served within the community. He knows his crime was a mistake and considers this experience to be the first and last time he will be involved with the criminal justice system. He plans to do everything that he is required to do and make this time go by as easily as possible. -Eric's sentence best exemplifies which goal of punishment?​

When the commission of a specific crime leads offenders to be required to serve a minimum period of incarceration before release,this is called​

Which demographic group are you most likely to find overrepresented in the prison population of most states?​

Sentencing decisions are often based on specific formulas,instead of various factors.

Many legislators,prosecutors,and judges have abandoned rehabilitation as a goal.

The pursuit of justice through punishment imposed on a person as "payback" for harming society by violating criminal laws is called

_______________ indicate to judges the expected sanction for certain offenses.

The use of DNA evidence has been widely known to lead to exonerations.What other factors may contribute to exonerations?

Which of the following offenders is most likely to be sentenced under the philosophy of selective incapacitation?

____________________ is a sentence that can be served while the offender remains living at home,with few restrictions.