Chapter 9

Question 1

Retribution

Answer 1

The philosophy that those who commit criminal acts should be punished or breaking society rules to the extent required by just desert (revenge)

Question 2

Just desert

Answer 2

A sanctioning philosophy, based on the assertion that criminal punishment should be proportionate to the severity of the crime (getting what is deserved)

Question 3

Deterrence

Answer 3

The strategy of preventing crime through the threat of punishment

Question 4

Incapacitation

Answer 4

Strategy for preventing crime by detaining wrongdoers in prison there by separating them from the communities and reducing criminal opportunities

Question 5

Rehabilitation

Answer 5

The philosophy that society is best served went wrong. Tours are provided the resources needed to eliminate criminality for their behavior patterns.

Question 6

Restorative justice

Answer 6

An approach to punish designed to repair the harm done to the victim and the community by the fenders criminal act

Question 7

Restitution

Answer 7

Monetary compensation for damages done to the victim by the fenders, criminal act

Question 8

Intermediate sentencing

Answer 8

Imposition of sentence that prescribes and a range of years rather than a definite period of years to be served

Question 9

Determinate sentencing

Answer 9

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)

Question 10

Good time

Answer 10

A reduction in time served by prisoners based on good behavior, conformity to rules and other positive behavior

Question 11

Truth in sentencing laws

Answer 11

Legislative attempts to ensure the convictions will serve approximately the terms to which they were initially sentence (portion of sentence)

Question 12

Presence investigative report

Answer 12

An investigative report on it up under his background that assists a judge in determining the proper sentence

Question 13

Real offense

Answer 13

The actual offense committed as opposed to the charge leveled by a prosecutor as a result of a plea bargain

Question 14

Mitigating circumstances

Answer 14

Any circumstances accompanying the commission of a crime that may justify a lighter sentence

Question 15

Aggravating circumstances

Answer 15

And the circumstances accompanying the commission of a crime that may justify a harsher sentence

Question 16

Sentencing disparity

Answer 16

A situation, in which those convicted of a similar crime do not receive similar sentences

Question 17

Sentencing discrimination

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Sentencing guideline

Answer 18

Legislative determine guidelines that judges are required to follow when sentencing those convicted of specific crimes

Question 19

Departure

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Mandatory sentencing guidelines

Answer 20

Statutorily determined punishments that must be applied to those who are convicted of specific crimes

Question 21

Habitual offender law

Answer 21

Status they require Lindsay prison sentence for those who are convicted of multiple felonies

Question 22

Victim impact statement

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Corporal punishment

Answer 23

The use of the death penalty to punish room doors for certain crimes