chapter 9 Flashcards
conditional release
a discharge from custody into the community under terms and conditions
pre sentence report
a document about the accused’s background used for sentencing
victim impact statement
a statement made by the victim that describes the effect of the offence on their life
long term offender
a criminal who repeatedly behaves in a way that could cause serious harm to others. likely reoffend
mandatory minimum sentence
a minimum punishment imposed by law
specific deterrence
that which discourages people in society from committing a particular crime
incarceration
imprisonment
rehabilitation
to help an offender successfully reintegrate back into society
recidivism
the act of recommitting crimes
reparation
repayment for harm done to victims and the community
mitigating circumstances
bad things the accused experience
aggravating circumstances
the bad thing the accused done
diversion program
a sentence that keep offenders out of prison
conditional discharge
a release with terms of successfully completed results in no criminal record
suspended sentence
a punishment that is not carried out as long as the offender complied with conditions
probation
a punishment that allows the offender to live in the community under conditions and supervision
conditional sentence
often require an offender to spend all or part of the sentence in their house.
suspension
a sentence that removes a privilege
peace bond
a court order requiring a person to keep the peace
compensation
something given to make amends for a loss
community service order
a sentence that requires the offender to do specific work in the community under supervision
fine option program
credit for doing community work instead of paying a fine
concurrent sentence
a penalty for two or more offences served at the same time
consecutive sentence
a penalty for two or more offences sever one after the other
intermittent sentence
a jail term of 90 days or less that is severed on weekends or at night
principle of totality
the rule of looking at all the circumstances to ensure that a fair sentence is given
indeterminate sentence
a prison without a fixed end date
capital punishment
the death penalty
restorative justice
an approach to crime that emphasizes forgiveness and community involvement
sentencing circle
a way of bringing together affected people to help decide an offenders punishment
healing circle
a process to resolve conflicts between an offender and the victim
releasing circle
a meeting to plan for the successful return of the offender to the community
ombudsman
a gov official appointed to hear and investigate complaints made against the gov
appellant
the party who request an appeal
respondent
the party who opposes the action sought by the appellant
correctional services
gov agencies responsible for offenders
closed custody
the most secure form of detention in a prison
open custody
detention that is supervised and allows some supervised access to the community
parole
the release of an inmate into the community before the full sentence is served
day parole
temporary release from custody
statuary release
an inmates release from an institution as required by law
full parole
an offenders complete release from custody into the community under specific conditions
faint hope clause
reconsideration of parole eligibility for an offender sentenced to at least 15 years in prison
accelerated review
a parole board review of an offenders eligibility after one third of the sentence is served
royal prerogative of mercy
the right to revoke a fine
pardon
being excused from a crime
bonding insurance
that guarantees the honest of a person who handles money or other valuables
