Chapter 9 Flashcards
Retribution
The philosophy that those who commit criminal acts should be punished or breaking society rules to the extent required by just desert (revenge)
Just desert
A sanctioning philosophy, based on the assertion that criminal punishment should be proportionate to the severity of the crime (getting what is deserved)
Deterrence
The strategy of preventing crime through the threat of punishment
Incapacitation
Strategy for preventing crime by detaining wrongdoers in prison there by separating them from the communities and reducing criminal opportunities
Rehabilitation
The philosophy that society is best served went wrong. Tours are provided the resources needed to eliminate criminality for their behavior patterns.
Restorative justice
An approach to punish designed to repair the harm done to the victim and the community by the fenders criminal act
Restitution
Monetary compensation for damages done to the victim by the fenders, criminal act
Intermediate sentencing
Imposition of sentence that prescribes and a range of years rather than a definite period of years to be served
Determinate sentencing
Imposition of a sentence that is fixed, but it’s in Tennessee in authority, and cannot be produced by judges for other corrections officials (maximum capacity)
Good time
A reduction in time served by prisoners based on good behavior, conformity to rules and other positive behavior
Truth in sentencing laws
Legislative attempts to ensure the convictions will serve approximately the terms to which they were initially sentence (portion of sentence)
Presence investigative report
An investigative report on it up under his background that assists a judge in determining the proper sentence
Real offense
The actual offense committed as opposed to the charge leveled by a prosecutor as a result of a plea bargain
Mitigating circumstances
Any circumstances accompanying the commission of a crime that may justify a lighter sentence
Aggravating circumstances
And the circumstances accompanying the commission of a crime that may justify a harsher sentence
Sentencing disparity
A situation, in which those convicted of a similar crime do not receive similar sentences
Sentencing discrimination
A situation in which the length of the sentence appears to be influenced by a defendants race, gender, economic status, or other factor, not directly related to the crime he or she committed
Sentencing guideline
Legislative determine guidelines that judges are required to follow when sentencing those convicted of specific crimes
Departure
Hey, situation in many federal and state sentencing guidelines that allow a judge to adjust his or her sentencing decision based on the special circumstances of a particular case
Mandatory sentencing guidelines
Statutorily determined punishments that must be applied to those who are convicted of specific crimes
Habitual offender law
Status they require Lindsay prison sentence for those who are convicted of multiple felonies
Victim impact statement
Is statement to sentencing body, Judge, Jurry or parole board in which the victim is given the opportunity to describe how the crime has affected her or him
Corporal punishment
The use of the death penalty to punish room doors for certain crimes
