Exam 11: Punishment and Sentencing

laws are also known as "three­strikes­and­you're­out" laws.

A form of deterrence that is designed to prevent the offender from offending again is

are those circumstances,such as the fact that the defendant was coerced into committing the crime,that allow a lighter sentence to be handed down.

The ,or the idea that women should be treated more leniently than men,plays a large role in sentencing decisions.

In almost all circumstances,the goal of victim impact statements is to .

sentencing is a type of sentencing where the judges determines the minimum and maximum terms of imprisonment.

Under truth-in-sentencing laws what percentage of the sentence must be served by the offender?

Circumstances that allow for a lighter sentence to be handed down are

In which case did the U.S.Supreme Court bar the execution of the mentally handicapped?

The idea that by punishing one person the larger community will be deterred is known as general deterrence.

When criminals receive similar sentences for different crimes of unequal seriousness,this is .

An investigative report on an offender's background that assists a judge in determining the proper sentence is called a .

All of the following are concerns with victim impact statements except

In Roper v.Simmons,the U.S.Supreme Court held that it was cruel and unusual to execute offenders who were .

The most common method of carrying out the death sentence in the United States is

Habitual offender laws are a common form of sentencing.

Truth-in-sentencing laws require offenders to serve 100% of their sentences with no time off for good behavior.

laws require murderers and others convicted of serious crimes to serve at least 85% of their sentences with no time off for good behavior.

Data compiled by the U.S.Sentencing Commission indicates that

is the actual offense committed,as opposed to the charge levied by a prosecutor as the result of a plea bargain.