Exam 2: Sentencing and the Correctional Process

Which 1987 U.S. Supreme Court decision upheld the ability of a magistrate to confine an offender on the presumption that he or she was dangerous?

Which of the following is an alternative to bail?

Which of the following sentencing options authorized in state penal codes requires an offender to pay a fine or do community service in exchange for a waiver on jail time?

In which of the following sentencing models do judges have primary discretion in creating the sentence?

A crime that is punishable by less than one year of incarceration is a felony.

A prison sentence that is suspended on the condition that the offender follow certain prescribed rules and commit no further crimes is ________.

________ sentencing is a predetermined range of a minimum, average, and maximum term for a specific crime for a "typical" offender, with allowances for mitigating and aggravating circumstances to be considered.

Release on ________ refers to release from jail based only on the defendant's promise to appear for further court procedures.

Sentencing ________ provide a system of structured sentences based on measures of offense severity and criminal history that is used to determine the length of the imprisonment.

________ courts usually handle all the required judicial steps in one hearing and are often referred to as "assembly-line justice."

By the beginning of the twentieth century, preparation for release was considered an important part of the prison experience, and correctional systems provided programs to prepare inmates for the community transition.

A requirement that an offender pay a fine or restitution to the victim as a part of the sentence is a(n) ________ sanction.

A person who guarantees the accused person's appearance in court is a(n) ________.

Which of the following is a problem with the system of bail as a requirement for release?

How could the plea bargaining process be a potential detriment to the accused?

In presumptive sentencing, what do mitigating circumstances indicate to a judge?

The police, the courts, and judges make up the three major components of the criminal justice system.

Laws that require judges to sentence third-time felons to extremely long or life sentences are called three-________ laws.

Match the sentencing option with the correct definition. -Probation

Fewer than 30 percent of felony cases result in a guilty plea by the defendant, and instead go to trial.