Exam 15: Punishments

The most commonly accepted purposes of sentencing involve either one or a combination of the following rationales: deterrence, ___ , restraint, retribution, and diversion.

The majority of states authorize execution by lethal ___.

This form of sentencing seeks to guide offenders away from more severe forms of punishment.

Restitution is the reimbursement of __ of crimes.

Match words with associated meaning, concepts, issues or principles -The principle that a person may not be deprived of life, liberty, or property without lawful procedures

Restitution involves

Indeterminate sentences allow for the parole board to ultimately control the length of a sentence.

During the feudal period, when medieval lords ruled over large tracts of land and many peasants, the __ of land and property became the accepted method of punishing a wrongdoer.

The Auburn system of imprisonment classifies prisoners based upon their crime.

A fine seeks to make the victim whole by requiring the offender to pay money to the victim, for the consequences of the crime.

Explain the Court's holding in Furman v. Georgia.

Explain the concept of rehabilitation as a form of punishment.

The Auburn system of prisons:

Presumptive sentencing establishes a minimum and maximum sentence and a fixed point within that range that is the usual or ___ sentence for a certain class of crimes.

A consecutive sentence is one where one of two or more sentences is to be served after the completion of the other sentence.

What are the guidelines for determining if a sentence is proportionate to the crime?

A victim may sue an offender in __ court for damages.

Specific __ attempts to prevent a particular defendant from committing future crimes.

A concurrent sentence is one where one of two or more sentences is to be served after the completion of the other sentence.

The Eighth Amendment does not apply to penal living conditions.