Structured Sentencing
What does Proportionality means
sanction severity should be directly related to the seriousness of the crime
What is 25 years to life in prison
True or False: Does Mandatory Sentence have the Three-Strikes Law in it?
What is True
What percent of federal sentences are resulted in guilty?
90%
525,600
what does Social debt means
offender’s criminal history should be considered in sentencing
What is 80%
True or False: Does Mandatory Structure allow Leeway?
What is one condition that a plea bargain must meet?
Must be fully disclosed in the record of court
Must detail the actual conduct of the offense
What is fish in plural?
Fish
What does Equity mean
similar crimes should be punished with the same degree of severity
What is 28 states
What is Mandatory Structure?
What is A type of structure sentencing that requires clearly stated punishments for specific offenses or habitual offenders that are convicted of a series of crime
Plea Bargaining plays a major role in the federal _____ system.
Judicial
How many teeth does a human have?
32
Structured sentencing addresses how many sentencing principles
three
Why do people question about the effectiveness of the Three-Strikes Law?
What is because the original California Legislation concluded that it's overrated because of the criminal rates not going down
What is Diversion?
What is The Official suspension of criminal or juvenile proceedings against an alleged offender at any point after a recorded justice system intake, but before the entering of a judgment
What is an example of a concession from a prosecutor?
Shorter sentence, reduce the seriousness of the charge, and withdraw some charges.
What is the long lost continent name?
Pangea
What are the three key sentencing principles structured sentencing addresses
Proportionality,Social debt, and Equity
Why did Legislations rethink long prison terms?
What is because of the high cost of imprisonment, also giving modifications
What did the Criminologist Michael Tonry find under Mandatory Sentencing?
What is Officials tend to make earlier and more selective arrests, charging, and diversion decisions
What would be a better choice: Taking a plea bargain of 6 months in prison, or continuing with the trial with a risk of doing 24 years in prison when you have committed the crime?
6 months
How tall is the tallest man in the world?
8ft 1in