Top 5 Court Cases
What court case made the Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to impose the death penalty on offenders who are under 18.
Roper V. Simmons (2005)
Five Categories of Criminal sentencing
Death penalty, Imprisonment, Probation, Intermediate Sanctions, Fines, forfeiture and restitution.
What is the old approach to prisoners’ rights
Prisoners had only a few rights because they are incarcerated.
True or False, Until a few decades ago, victims could not participate in the criminal justice process.
True
Who imposes the sentence in a criminal case
Judge or Juries
What court case made the death penalty is constitutional
Gregg V. Georgia
When was the death penalty declared Unconstitutional (Year)
1972
What is the new approach to prisoners’ rights
Prisoners have the same rights as people in the free world, except those rights that can be denied them for justified reasons.
In the American adversary system of justice, the state is the Blank party in a criminal case.
Offended
Which sentencing goal aims at separating offenders from law abiding citizens
Incapacitation
What court case ruled that ruled that prisoners facing the loss of good-time credits must receive basic due process protections
Wolff V. McDonnell
When was the death penalty declared constitutonal (year)
1976
What is Parole
The prisoner is released before the end of their prison term but subject to supervision by a parole officer.
What year did the Congress passed the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, which gives victims rights in federal criminal proceedings.
2004
Which sentencing option combines adult and juvenile punishments for juveniles who have committed crimes
Blended sentencing
What court case ruled that punishments dipropionate to the offense violate the 8th Amendment
Weems V. United States
What is Concurrent Sentencing
Served at the same time
What is monetary penalty
A sum of money exacted by an administrative agency for the doing of or failure to perform some act.
What protects victims rights
constitutional provisions.
What school of criminology is closely tied to discretionary sentencing
The positive school
What Supreme Court case that upheld Kentucky's 3 drug lethal injection and that it did not constitute as a cruel and unusual punishment.
Baze V. Reese (2008)
What is determinate Sentencing
Specific period of incarceration based on guidlines
What is a bifurcated trial
The trial has two stages: the guilt or innocence stage and the punishment stage.
all states now give victims rights by law or provisions in the state constitution. These rights are usually contained in Blank
Victims Bill of Rights
Broad discretion in sentencing has led to what predicament for the criminal justice system
Sentencing disparity