Exam 2: Sentencing and the Correctional Process

Mental health courts are merely drug courts handling the mentally ill.

What is the benefit of including personal and life history information in an offender's PSI?

Pretrial diversion programs are also referred to as "deferred prosecution" or "probation without adjudication."

Match the sentencing option with the correct definition. -Imprisonment

Which of the following is NOT a sentencing option?

Most states require presentence investigations (PSIs) for felony cases that allow the possibility of probation.

Which of the following is a reason why states have adopted sentencing guidelines?

Drug courts are usually a unit within the court system.

Which of the following is TRUE of pretrial diversion programs?

Plea ________ is an agreement in which the defendant enters a plea of guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence in comparison to the sentence allowable for the charged offense.

________ is the imposition of a criminal sanction by a judicial authority.

________ in sentencing requires completion of 85 percent of the sentence before prisoners are eligible for release.

Match the sentencing option with the correct definition. -Intermediate sanctions

The presentence investigation is intended to assist courts in the sentencing decision.

Match the sentencing option with the correct definition. -Short term confinement

Intermediate sanctions provide less supervision and monitoring than standard probation.

Match the sentencing option with the correct definition. -Economic sanctions

A sentence of a fixed term is a(n) ________ sentence.

Which of the following is included in a presentence investigation (PSI)?

Which of the following is a pledge of money or property in exchange for a promise to return for further criminal processing?