Sentencing Options
A sentence in a prison for one year or more to a life sentence
imprisonment
judges are granted considerable discretion in sentencing decision
Judicial form of sentencing
a predetermined range of a minimum, average, and maximum term for a specific crime
presumptive sentencing
a requirement that an offender pay a fine or restitution to the victim as a part of the sentence.
Economic Sanctions
grants discretion primarily to officials of the executive branch of government
Administrative form of sentencing
sentencing judges is then granted limited discretion in determining whether there are _______ circumstances
mitigating
a prison sentence that is suspended on the condition that the offender is supervised in the community
Probation
comes to dominate sentencing across many states and federal government
Legislative form of sentencing
after serving the minimum time, an inmate may become eligible for what
parole
midrange dispositions that fall between probation and imprisonment.
Intermediate Sanction
require that for certain crimes or for certain types of offenders
Mandatory minimum sentences
what type of early release can be affected by an inmates behavior
parole
A sentence in a jail for one year or less.
Short term confinement
what law can require a 10 year or like sentence after a person commits a third felony
three-strikes law
what sentencing model allows a judge to set a minimum and maximum time while another authority determines the actual time served
indeterminate sentencing