Exam 8: The Administration of Justice

Your text lists four examples of the claims that a convicted offender can make at allocution.Three are listed below.Which of the following is NOT one of these claims?

Before the Supreme Court's 1991 decision,____ were considered irrelevant and potentially inflammatory and were not allowed.

For which of the following uses do laws specify that restitution may NOT be court ordered?

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court in 2002 rule that jurors and not judges must determine whether death is the appropriate penalty in a capital case.

In 1977,the Supreme Court held that rape of an adult female and kidnapping where the victim was not killed do not warrant the death penalty.

According to a 2003 Gallup poll,approximately what percent of Americans believe that the death penalty is not applied fairly?

From biblical times through the eighteenth century,____ was the dominant justification for punishment.

In approximately what percent of states are courts required by law to order restitution unless there are compelling or extraordinary circumstances?

Which of the following is NOT a right granted to crime victims in at least some jurisdictions?

Match the following types of sentencing with the definition listed below. -This type of sentencing allows a judge to retain some sentencing discretion,subject to appellate review.

Name the five major rationales or justifications that have been given for punishments imposed by the criminal courts.

Which of the following countries typically executes the most people?

Which of the following is a problem with victims' rights laws and their implementation?

A 2005 poll found that more than ____ of Americans nationwide believed that an innocent person had been executed in the last 5 years.

In July 2000,the president of the ABA called for a moratorium on executions for five reasons.Three are listed below.Which is NOT one of the reasons listed in your textbook?

Truth-in-sentencing laws require offenders to serve a substantial portion of their prison sentence,usually ____ of it.

Generally,a presentence investigation report (PSI)is prepared by a:

According to your textbook,restorative justice seeks four goals.Three are listed below.Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of restorative justice?

Match the following types of sentencing with the definition listed below. -Has a fixed minimum and maximum term of incarceration,rather than a set period

Match the following types of sentencing with the definition listed below. -The only rationale for criminal punishment that specifically addresses what has happened in the past; that is,to pay back offenders for their crimes