Sentencing
The four categories of sentencing
What are rehabilitation, deterrance, incapacitation, and retribution
Amount of states current with death penalty
What is 27
The death penalty for juveniles is unconstitutional.
What is Roper v. Georgia
Fundamental fairness
What is due process
These people impose the sentence in a criminal case
Who are judges or juries
Different sentences given for similar crimes committed under similar circumstances.
What is sentencing disparity
A sentence that gives wide discretion to the sentencing authority.
What is intermediate sentence
lethal injection is constitutional
What is Baze v. Reese
A victim is restored to their original situation prior to the loss or injury.
What is restitution
school of criminology is closely tied to discretionary sentencing
Amendment that prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment
Sentences given to juveniles that combine juvenile and adult sentences.
What is blended sentencing
A sentence that is disproportionate to the offense is unconstitutional because it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment
What is Weems v. United States
The prisoner is released before the end of their prison term but subject to supervision
What is parole
sentencing goal that aims at separating offenders from law abiding citizens
What is incapacitation
Reduce crime by making the public and the offender aware of the certainty and severity of punishment for criminal behavior.
What is deterrance
A sentence that must be imposed by the judge or jury without deviation.
What is mandatory sentence
Court found that the death penalty constituted cruel and unusual punishment in the case of an accidental burglary death.
What is Furman v. Georgia
Taking away the property of an offender without compensation.
What is forfeiture
Federal crime victims have rights in criminal proceeding as the result of
What is the Crime Victims' Rights Act
removing or remediating presumed causes of crime by providing economic, psychological, or socialization assistance to offenders to reduce the likelihood of continuing crime.
What is rehabilitation
A sentence that specifies the period of incarceration based on guidelines.
What is determinate sentence
Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence
A convicted offender is allowed to remain free in the community, subject to court-imposed conditions and under supervision
What is probation
type of intermediate sanction is often used with younger offenders to instill discipline, punish, and educate
What is boot camp