Deck 25: Sentencing and Appeals

Question 1

Efforts to incapacitate offenders in the United States primarily involve

A) prison or jail sentences.
B) probation.
C) parole.
D) electronic monitoring and house arrest.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following approaches to sentencing is grounded, in part, in the belief that human lives should not be discarded simply because of criminal behavior, and often involves restitution and victim-offender mediation?

A) Retribution
B) Deterrence
C) Restoration
D) Incapacitation

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is correct with regard to sentencing guidelines?

A) They are used in all states.
B) They are used by the federal government.
C) No state mandates that judges stay within the guidelines.
D) They consider an offender's criminal history and current offense.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following acts was passed in 2018 by the federal government, contained many prison reforms and efforts to reduce recidivism, and eased the severity of the federal "three strikes" rule?

A) The Repair and Reintegrate Act
B) The First Step Act
C) The CORRECTNS Act
D) The Boggs Act

Question 5

After vandalizing his neighbor's home, Brandon was required by a judge to repay the victim for the damage he caused. This sentence is an example of which of the following?

A) Restitution
B) Community service
C) A fine
D) Probation

Question 6

In Furman v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court

A) reintroduced the death penalty.
B) nullified the death penalty.
C) prohibited the use of capital punishment with juveniles.
D) prohibited the use of electrocution as a means of capital punishment.

Question 7

Most states permit inmates to file writ of _______ petitions for post-conviction relief; these claim that the inmates' constitutional rights were violated and challenge the fact or duration of confinement.

A) mandamus
B) certiorari
C) habeas corpus
D) pro se

Question 8

Sentencing guidelines are used by the federal government and all states, and judges must stay within the range of punishments noted in them.

Question 9

About half of all states and the federal government use habitual offender or three strikes penalties, and the statutes vary among the states.

Question 10

Capital punishment was not used in the United States prior to the American Revolution.

Question 11

Individuals who commit crimes while under the age of 18 cannot face capital punishment.

Question 12

The firing squad remains a method of execution in some states.

Question 13

All states use the death penalty.

Question 14

Some offenders are detained while their case is under appellate review, because they have no constitutional right to bail following a conviction.

Question 15

What primary goals or purposes are associated with sentencing?

Question 16

What are the primary responsibilities of appellate courts, and what possible outcomes are associated with appellate court hearings?