Exam 9: Punishment and Sentencing

Discuss the arguments for and against the use of victim impact statements during sentencing hearings.

The Supreme Court made it very difficult to prove discriminatory intent in capital punishment based on statistics alone in:

Prison administrators determine _____________________________ which is a reduction in time served by prisoners based on behaving well and conforming to prison rules.

Judges are not allowed to depart from the sentences stated in sentencing guidelines.

In which case was the U.S.Supreme Court concerned with the execution of mentally handicapped criminals?

Who prepares the presentence investigation report?

Which Amendment guards against "cruel and unusual punishment?"

Statutorily determined punishments that must be applied to those who are convicted of specific crimes are:

Which of the following sentencing philosophies is viewed as the most humane?

Identify,define,and discuss the four basic philosophical reasons for sentencing.

Statutes that require lengthy prison sentences for those who are convicted of multiple felonies are:

Statutes that require lengthy prison sentences for those who have been convicted of multiple felonies are _____________________.

Discuss who has input in the sentencing decision.

_______________________________ is reserved normally for those who commit first degree murder.

Research suggests there is a _________________________,or the idea that women should be treated more leniently than men.

Women who are convicted of crimes are more likely than their male counterparts to be sentenced to prison.

__________ are payable to the government where _______________ is a direct payment to the victim of a crime.

Which of the following is not one of the mitigating circumstances that will prevent a defendant found guilty of first degree murder from receiving the death penalty?

In ____ the U.S.Supreme Court did not rule that the death penalty inherently violated the Eighth Amendment's protection against cruel and unusual punishment or the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of due process,only that it did so as practiced by the states.

In an effort to eliminate the inequities of disparity by removing judicial bias from the sentencing process,many states and the federal government have turned to ____,which require judges to dispense legislatively determined sentences based on factors such as the seriousness of the crime and the offender's prior record.