Exam 9: Punishment and Sentencing

A ____________________________is the actual offense committed and not the charge that it levied by a prosecutor as the result of a plea bargain.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic philosophical reasons for sentencing?

During a sentencing hearing,the judge's role is passive and reactive.

____________________ assumes that an individual,after being punished for a certain act,will be less likely to repeat that act.

Which is the dominant method of execution in the United States today?

A period of incarceration that is fixed by a sentencing authority and cannot be reduced by judges or other corrections officials is called ____ sentencing.

In the case of ____________________________ the Supreme Court made it very difficult to prove discriminatory intent in capital punishment based on statistics alone.

Legislative attempts to ensure that convicts will serve approximately the terms to which they are initially sentenced is/are known as ____________________________________.

Alternative sanctions combine probation with other dispositions such as electronic monitoring,house arrest,boot camps,and shock incarceration.

A situation in which those convicted of similar crimes do not receive similar sentences is:

A(n)____ circumstance is any circumstance accompanying the commission of a crime that may justify a harsher sentence.

Many prosecutors and defense attorneys are opposed to "real offense" procedures because they can render a plea bargain meaningless.

In federal court,capital punishment can be an option for those who traffic large amounts of illegal drugs.

Mitigating circumstances may include:

When two criminals receive different sentences for the same offense,this is known as sentencing discrimination.

A sum of money paid in compensation for damages done to the victim is:

Describe the main issues of the death penalty debate.

______________________________ combines probation with other dispositions such as electronic monitoring,house arrest,boot camps,and shock incarceration.

A stipulation in many federal and state sentencing guidelines that allows a judge to adjust his or her sentencing decision based on the special circumstances of a particular case is called a(n)____.

A _______________ is a stipulation in sentencing guidelines that allows a judge to adjust his or her sentencing decision based on the special circumstances of a particular case.