Exam 14: Sentencing Options

What branch of government typically carries out sentences?

Restitution is infrequently ordered in federal court because judges find that most defendants do not have the ability to pay the victim.

Over time it has become much easier for inmates to challenge the conditions of their confinement in federal court.

_____is a backdoor solution to prison overcrowding.

"An eye for an eye" is an example of a punishment based on

Prisoners have sued under 42 U.S.C.§ 1983 (see Chapter 2), in what are often termed _____ of _____lawsuits.

The nineteenth century British criminologist who popularized deterrence theory was

What branch of government has the authority to choose among sentencing options?

A prisoner may advance their date of release in prison by earning _____ time credit.

The most commonly used punishment in the United States is

Only the judge has the legal authority to send a guilty person to prison or to grant probation.

Imprisonment has always been the dominant form of punishment.

The Court has narrowed the list of death-eligible offenders by striking down death penalty provisions for most crimes.Which of the following crimes remains an open question?

Define, discuss, compare, and contrast deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation, and retribution.

In the bifurcated process used in death penalty cases, during the first phase of the trial the jury considers only guilt or innocence.

Lawsuits by inmates contending that local, county, or state officials have deprived them of their constitutional rights are often termed what?

In what type of punishment does the offender directly compensate the victim for the harm caused by the criminal offense?

A prison sentence that ranges from one to five years is a(n)

Victim impact statements belong in what sentencing philosophy?

Good time is a mechanism used to reduce overcrowding.