Jurisdiction
This kind of jurisdiction concerns who committed the crime and where it was committed.
What is personal jurisdiction?
This court is the highest court in the land.
What is the US Supreme Court?
This state executes more people than any other state.
What is Texas?
This goal of punishment seeks to give a defendant their just deserts.
What is retribution?
This is the most severe sanction in the criminal justice system.
What is the death penalty (or capital punishment)?
What is subject matter jurisdiction?
This is the highest court in the State of Washington.
What is the Washington Supreme Court?
This method of execution is the primary method of execution in almost every state.
What is lethal injection?
This goal of punishment seeks to stop a person, or even other people, from committing crime in the future.
What is deterrence?
This sanction is like a time out; it removes the offender from society.
What is incaceration?
This type of jurisdiction means a court is the only court that can hear a given matter.
What is exclusive jurisdiction?
These kinds of courts in the federal system handle specific kinds of issues like bankruptcy and patents.
What are specialty courts?
What is firing squad?
What is incapacitation?
This sanction can include a number of different things like fines, restitution, and community service.
What are intermediate sanctions?
This means that a court only has jurisdiction in a matter to review the decision of a lower court.
What is appellate jurisdiction?
This federal court sits above the district court, but below the US Supreme Court.
What are the Circuit Courts of Appeal?
When deciding whether or not to execute a person, a jury must consider these kinds of factors.
What are mitigating factors?
This goal of punishment seeks to fix what ails the defendant.
What is rehabilitation?
This sanction allows a person to be out of jail, at least as long as they behave.
What is probation?
This means that two courts have jurisdiction on a matter that overlaps.
What is concurrent jurisdiction?
These kinds of state courts deal with certain problems that defendants have like drug abuse or domestic violence. (Name Caleb prefers)
What are therapeutic courts?
This state has the greatest number of people on death row.
What is California?
This goal of punishment is about putting a defendant back in right standing with their community and the victim.
What is restoration?
Under this form of sentencing, an individual is sentenced to a range of time.
What is indeterminate sentencing?