Exam 11: Court Methods and Challenges: Sentencing and Punishment

In which model of corrections were offenders separated from each other in order to reflect upon their criminal behavior and expected to work 10 hours a day, 6 days a week?

Which is a scheme in which a fixed-period punishment is ordered by a court?

Incapacitation has its roots in the Old Testament law.

Mitigation circumstances can include use of a weapon, commission of other felonies, commission of murder for hire, or the offender's being a peace officer engaged in official duties.

Describe a defendant's right to appeal after conviction.

Probation was launched as a part of which correctional model?

Why has the lethal injection method of execution been challenged in the Supreme Court?

Which of the following spurred the creation of federal sentencing guidelines?

Federal sentencing guidelines have been found by the U.S.Supreme court to be which of the following?

Discuss the evolution of the philosophies of crime and punishment and how they have changed over the years.

Distinguish between aggravating and mitigating circumstances and how these apply to sentencing decisions.

Placing an offender in an environment in which he or she is unable to commit future crimes is known as ______.

The United States currently utilizes which model of corrections?

Explain the controversy surrounding the U.S.Sentencing Guidelines, including Supreme Court opinion and current status.

Jim was convicted of two counts of armed robbery and sentenced to a separate 10-year term for each.This would be considered a concurrent sentence.

Discuss how the crime control model of corrections influences current sentencing practices.

Distinguish between determinate and indeterminate sentencing.

Attempting to reform an offender through treatment or educational programs with the goal of turning the offender from crime is best described by which goal of punishment?

Andrew is a 25-year-old male with a prior criminal record.He is accused of shooting and killing another a person who was attempting to kidnap his 5-year-old daughter from a playground.Which element would be considered a mitigating circumstance?

If someone is given the punished of servicing 10-16 years in prison, which sentence has he or she received?