Lock 'Em Up Flashcards
What do the lock ‘em up strategies seek to limit?
The discretion of judges
Which group feels that judges are too lenient and that many policies encourage not locking people up?
The conservatives
What is preventative detention (as praised by the conservatives)?
A policy that allows judges to deny bail to high-risk criminal defendants and keeps them in prison until their trial
What amendment does preventative detention challenge?
The eighth (excessive bail shall not be required versus preventing a crime)
What is a major criteria for ROR?
Employment
What did the 1984 Federal Bail Reform Act allow federal judges to do?
Detain a defendant without bail if no condition would reasonably assure the safety of any other person and the community
Why do most people fail at bail?
Failure to Appear (FTA) at a scheduled court hearing
Why do people think that testing for drugs will predict whether or not a defendant will commit a crime on bail?
People feel that drug use helps add to a lifestyle of crime.
What drug was a predictor of FTAs?
Cocaine
What was the best predictor for rearrests?
Number of prior arrests
Disposing of all cases within five to six weeks (speedy trial) would prevent about ______ of the crime committed by persons on bail in additoin to preserving two constitution rights and reducing the FTA rate.
50%
True or False: Selective incapacitation is a realistic strategy for reducing serious crime.
False.
What two ways is mandatory sentencing operationalized?
a) mandatory imprisonment for a certain crime
b) mandatory minimum prison terms
What did federal sentencing guidelines do?
Reduce the range of possible sentences and abolished discretionary parole release
