Chapter 12

Question 1

In most jurisdictions, sentences of less than 1 year are served where?

Answer 1

local jail

Question 2

Correctional boot camps are used primarily on younger, repeatedly violent offenders.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which of the following justifications views punishment as a means to repair the harm and injury caused by the crime?

Answer 3

restorative justice

Question 4

Under which system of sentencing does the judge sentence the offender, taking into consideration binding or nonbinding sentencing recommendations created by sentencing commissions?

Answer 4

sentencing guidelines

Question 5

Making punishment equal to the harm caused by the offender is the primary consideration when considering how much to punish for which of the following approaches to punishment?

Answer 5

retribution

Question 6

Judges tend to punish repeat offenders more severely than first-time offenders.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Which of the following has not been linked to the severity of a sentence?

Answer 7

All of these have been found to affect sentence severity

Question 8

The argument against the death penalty on the grounds that it is “cruel and unusual” stems from which Constitutional Amendment?

Answer 8

8th