Exam 3: Sentencing: to Punish or to Reform

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The use of individual punishment to dissuade others from committing crimes is called _____.

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The process of returning to their previous condition all those involved in or affected by crime,including victims,offenders,and society is called _____.

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Restorative justice is especially concerned with repairing the harm to the:

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The use of individual punishment to dissuade others from committing crimes is called general deterrence.

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Sentences that are required by law under certain circumstances are referred to as:

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If you punish an individual seeking to change that person's behavior,it is called _____.

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The use of individual punishment to dissuade others from committing crimes 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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The process of returning all those involved in or affected by crime,including victims,offenders,and society,to their previous condition is called:

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The idea that actions are motivated primarily by a desire to experience pleasure and avoid pain is called:

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_____ means "paying back" the offender for what he or she has done.

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The process of making the offender a productive member of the community again is called:

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The process of changing criminal lifestyles into law-abiding ones by "correcting" the behavior of offenders through treatment,education,and training is called _____.

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The study of the cost-effectiveness of various correctional programs and related reductions in the incidence of crime is called:

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The discouragement or prevention of crimes through the fear of punishment is called _____.

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The concepts of retribution and deserts are future-oriented.

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If I use the term "an eye for an eye," I am talking about _____.

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

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The number of days or months prison authorities deduct from a sentence for good behavior is called _____.

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Fines are paid to the _____;restitution is usually paid to the _____.

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