Question 1

What is the maximum amount of jail time that may be allowed for a petty misdemeanor?

Accepted Answer

A)  None. 
B)  3 months. 
C)  6 months. 
D)  1 year. 
A)  None. 
B)  3 months. 
C)  6 months. 
D)  1 year. C

Question 2

The 1972 Supreme Court case that struck down the death penalty as it was then being imposed was Furman v. Georgia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

In most instances who is responsible for selecting an appropriate sentence for a specific offender?

Accepted Answer

A)  Police officers. 
B)  Probation officers. 
C)  Judge. 
D)  Prosecuting attorney. 
A)  Police officers. 
B)  Probation officers. 
C)  Judge. 
D)  Prosecuting attorney. C

Question 4

Contributes toward an earlier release date in a determinate sentencing scheme.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chivalry hypothesis 
B)  Good time credit 
C)  Gregg v. Georgia 
D)  Determinate sentences 
E)  Consecutive sentences
F) Horizontal overcharging
G) Furman v. Georgia
H) Concurrent sentences
I) Indeterminate sentences
J) Vertical overcharging 
A)  Chivalry hypothesis 
B)  Good time credit 
C)  Gregg v. Georgia 
D)  Determinate sentences 
E)  Consecutive sentences
F) Horizontal overcharging
G) Furman v. Georgia
H) Concurrent sentences
I) Indeterminate sentences
J) Vertical overcharging

Question 5

What is the primary stipulation of summary probation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reporting to a probation officer. 
B)  Abiding by court-imposed conditions. 
C)  That no future violations occur. 
D)  Completion of community service. 
A)  Reporting to a probation officer. 
B)  Abiding by court-imposed conditions. 
C)  That no future violations occur. 
D)  Completion of community service.

Question 6

Which of the following is not a goal of structured sentencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Give policy makers control over sentencing policies. 
B)  Decrease cost and increase efficiency. 
C)  Promote the development of community corrections alternatives. 
D)  Eliminate racial, gender, and geographic disparities in sentencing. 
A)  Give policy makers control over sentencing policies. 
B)  Decrease cost and increase efficiency. 
C)  Promote the development of community corrections alternatives. 
D)  Eliminate racial, gender, and geographic disparities in sentencing.

Question 7

The terms of probation are determined by legislatures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The role that prosecutors and defense attorneys play in the sentencing process is most visible through

Accepted Answer

A)  Sentencing recommendations. 
B)  Opening statements. 
C)  Closing statements. 
D)  Plea bargaining. 
A)  Sentencing recommendations. 
B)  Opening statements. 
C)  Closing statements. 
D)  Plea bargaining.

Question 9

The state that pioneered sentencing guidelines was Colorado.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is not a category of felony offense sanctions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Local jail time. 
B)  Probation. 
C)  Economic sanctions. 
D)  Capital punishment. 
A)  Local jail time. 
B)  Probation. 
C)  Economic sanctions. 
D)  Capital punishment.

Question 11

Discuss the decision of whether to allow multiple sentences to run concurrently or consecutively. What are the advantages and disadvantages to each? What circumstances should be taken into account in making this decision? Should judges be given so much discretion in making this decision? Explain your reasoning.

Accepted Answer

The decision of whether to allow multipl

Question 12

Shock incarceration is designed to be a ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rehabilitation. 
B)  Retribution. 
C)  Specific deterrence. 
D)  Community sanction. 
A)  Rehabilitation. 
B)  Retribution. 
C)  Specific deterrence. 
D)  Community sanction.

Question 13

Which sentencing scheme considers only the defendant's charged crime and criminal history in determining a sentence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indeterminate sentencing. 
B)  Determinate sentencing. 
C)  Structured sentencing. 
D)  Mandatory sentencing. 
A)  Indeterminate sentencing. 
B)  Determinate sentencing. 
C)  Structured sentencing. 
D)  Mandatory sentencing.

Question 14

Idea that the criminal justice system is more likely to sanction men than women.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chivalry hypothesis 
B)  Good time credit 
C)  Gregg v. Georgia 
D)  Determinate sentences 
E)  Consecutive sentences
F) Horizontal overcharging
G) Furman v. Georgia
H) Concurrent sentences
I) Indeterminate sentences
J) Vertical overcharging 
A)  Chivalry hypothesis 
B)  Good time credit 
C)  Gregg v. Georgia 
D)  Determinate sentences 
E)  Consecutive sentences
F) Horizontal overcharging
G) Furman v. Georgia
H) Concurrent sentences
I) Indeterminate sentences
J) Vertical overcharging

Question 15

Determinate sentences can be reduced through accumulation of good time credits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Allows judges to require offenders to serve all or a large part of one sentence before beginning the next sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chivalry hypothesis 
B)  Good time credit 
C)  Gregg v. Georgia 
D)  Determinate sentences 
E)  Consecutive sentences
F) Horizontal overcharging
G) Furman v. Georgia
H) Concurrent sentences
I) Indeterminate sentences
J) Vertical overcharging 
A)  Chivalry hypothesis 
B)  Good time credit 
C)  Gregg v. Georgia 
D)  Determinate sentences 
E)  Consecutive sentences
F) Horizontal overcharging
G) Furman v. Georgia
H) Concurrent sentences
I) Indeterminate sentences
J) Vertical overcharging

Question 17

Charging the defendant with a more serious crime than the evidence may be able to support at trial.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chivalry hypothesis 
B)  Good time credit 
C)  Gregg v. Georgia 
D)  Determinate sentences 
E)  Consecutive sentences
F) Horizontal overcharging
G) Furman v. Georgia
H) Concurrent sentences
I) Indeterminate sentences
J) Vertical overcharging 
A)  Chivalry hypothesis 
B)  Good time credit 
C)  Gregg v. Georgia 
D)  Determinate sentences 
E)  Consecutive sentences
F) Horizontal overcharging
G) Furman v. Georgia
H) Concurrent sentences
I) Indeterminate sentences
J) Vertical overcharging

Question 18

Discuss the various reasons given for why women are underrepresented in the offender population. Which, if any, is/are correct? Explain your reasoning.

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons given for why

Question 19

Which of the following is not a reason that most states still retain some form of indeterminate sentencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inertia. 
B)  Efficiency. 
C)  Lower cost. 
A)  Inertia. 
B)  Efficiency. 
C)  Lower cost.

Question 20

Stresses individualization and rehabilitation and specifies a minimum and maximum sentence for an offender's crime.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chivalry hypothesis 
B)  Good time credit 
C)  Gregg v. Georgia 
D)  Determinate sentences 
E)  Consecutive sentences
F) Horizontal overcharging
G) Furman v. Georgia
H) Concurrent sentences
I) Indeterminate sentences
J) Vertical overcharging 
A)  Chivalry hypothesis 
B)  Good time credit 
C)  Gregg v. Georgia 
D)  Determinate sentences 
E)  Consecutive sentences
F) Horizontal overcharging
G) Furman v. Georgia
H) Concurrent sentences
I) Indeterminate sentences
J) Vertical overcharging

What is the maximum amount of jail time that may be allowed for a petty misdemeanor?

The 1972 Supreme Court case that struck down the death penalty as it was then being imposed was Furman v. Georgia.

In most instances who is responsible for selecting an appropriate sentence for a specific offender?

Contributes toward an earlier release date in a determinate sentencing scheme.

What is the primary stipulation of summary probation?

Which of the following is not a goal of structured sentencing?

The terms of probation are determined by legislatures.

The role that prosecutors and defense attorneys play in the sentencing process is most visible through

The state that pioneered sentencing guidelines was Colorado.

Which of the following is not a category of felony offense sanctions?

Shock incarceration is designed to be a ______________.

Which sentencing scheme considers only the defendant's charged crime and criminal history in determining a sentence?

Idea that the criminal justice system is more likely to sanction men than women.

Determinate sentences can be reduced through accumulation of good time credits.

Allows judges to require offenders to serve all or a large part of one sentence before beginning the next sentence.

Charging the defendant with a more serious crime than the evidence may be able to support at trial.

Discuss the various reasons given for why women are underrepresented in the offender population. Which, if any, is/are correct? Explain your reasoning.

Which of the following is not a reason that most states still retain some form of indeterminate sentencing?

Stresses individualization and rehabilitation and specifies a minimum and maximum sentence for an offender's crime.

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Exam 8: Sentencing

What is the maximum amount of jail time that may be allowed for a petty misdemeanor?

The 1972 Supreme Court case that struck down the death penalty as it was then being imposed was Furman v. Georgia.

In most instances who is responsible for selecting an appropriate sentence for a specific offender?

Contributes toward an earlier release date in a determinate sentencing scheme.

What is the primary stipulation of summary probation?

Which of the following is not a goal of structured sentencing?

The terms of probation are determined by legislatures.

The role that prosecutors and defense attorneys play in the sentencing process is most visible through

The state that pioneered sentencing guidelines was Colorado.

Which of the following is not a category of felony offense sanctions?

Shock incarceration is designed to be a ______________.

Which sentencing scheme considers only the defendant's charged crime and criminal history in determining a sentence?

Idea that the criminal justice system is more likely to sanction men than women.

Determinate sentences can be reduced through accumulation of good time credits.

Allows judges to require offenders to serve all or a large part of one sentence before beginning the next sentence.

Charging the defendant with a more serious crime than the evidence may be able to support at trial.

Discuss the various reasons given for why women are underrepresented in the offender population. Which, if any, is/are correct? Explain your reasoning.

Which of the following is not a reason that most states still retain some form of indeterminate sentencing?

Stresses individualization and rehabilitation and specifies a minimum and maximum sentence for an offender's crime.

An Overview of the American Legal System

Foundations and Functions of Law

The Courtroom Work Group

Judges

Lawyers and Litigants

Jurors, Witnesses, and Others in the Judicial Process

Trials and Trial Procedures

Courts of Limited Jurisdiction and Specialized Courts

Courts of General Trial Jurisdiction

Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction

Addressing the Problems and Crafting Solutions

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