Quiz 2

Question 1

For a leesser charge

Answer 1

95% take guilty plea deal

Question 2

When plea deal is taken States attorney prosecution

Answer 2

• saves the
  time and expense of a lengthy trial.

*uncertainty of
going to trial.

• The court system is saved the burden of
  conducting a trial on every crime charged.

Question 3

The Standard Argument:

Answer 3

Pleading guilty instead of going to trial reduces
uncertainty as to the outcome of a trial

Question 4

The Downside of Plea Bargaining:

Answer 4

It can extract guilty pleas from innocent people who plead guilty to charges they did not commit or because
they don’t want the risk of going to trial

Question 5

How many Americans are on probation for their crimes?

Answer 5

about 5 million

Question 6

SHould we detain or release defendants on pree-trial supervision

Answer 6

Some cases it’s necessary

BUT
most of the time it leads to job loss, weakened family bonds,
increased likelihood to be
convicted and sent to jail/prison

Question 7

How many incarcerated are on pre-trial supervision

Answer 7

2/3

Question 8

Electronic Monitoring History

Answer 8

• developed in the
  1960’s and
  incorporated in
  alternative
  sentencing in
  the 1980’s
• Has been used
  to supervise
  defendants
  awaiting trial for
  20 years

Question 9

E-carceration

Answer 9

the use of surveillance technology to deprive people
of their liberty.

Question 10

E-carceration is..

Answer 10

• Not an alternative to incarceration- restricts movement, limited ability to work, care for family, curfew
• highly restrictive condition and that its imposition is only appropriate to address
  a specifically identified flight risk or danger to the public.
• NOT as effective as court reminders, transportation assistance and childcare for
  defendants who need to go to court
• EM neither increased court appearances nor reduced new arrests
• Immigration and pretrial are the biggest areas of growth

Question 11

at home

Answer 11

People on monitors are almost always required to remain in their home-attending religious service
school, even visiting a doctor require preapproval

Question 12

Financial security

Answer 12

Monitoring fees can range from $2800-$5000/year
sets people up to fail

Question 13

Charging Requirements

Question 14

Parole

Answer 14

can be defined as the early release of an
offender from a secure facility upon completion of a
certain portion of their sentence

Question 15

Parole eligible

Answer 15

eligible for
parole according to the type of sentence
received from the court

• Unless a minimum time is specified; life sentence will be eligible after serving 10
  years.

Question 16

Maryland Parole System

Answer 16

restructured in 1976 and the
Maryland Parole Commission (MPC) was created.

 Commissioners of MPC serve 6-year terms

 Have decision making authority for those sentences to longer
than 6 months

 Eligibility for Parole is based on:
1. Offense type
2. Conduct in prison
3. Program participation in prison
¼ of their sentence for non-violent offense

½ of their sentence for a violent offense or if a life sentence, must have
served 20 years allowing for diminution credit to kick in

Question 17

Incarcerating 1 person in Maryland cost about

Answer 17

37000 in tax payer money

Question 18

Parole in Maryland costs

Answer 18

approx. $1800 of taxpayer funding

Question 19

Release on Parole

Answer 19

Suitable release for parole considerations

(a) The circumstances surrounding the crime;

 (b) The physical, mental, and moral qualifications of
persons who become eligible for parole;

 (c) Whether there is reasonable probability that the prisoner, if released on parole, will remain at liberty
without violating the laws;

(d) Whether the release of the prisoner on parole is
compatible with the welfare of society.

Question 20

Mandatory Supervision Release

Answer 20

• An inmate is automatically released after a period
  of incarceration (usually ¾ of their sentence) to finish their sentence in the community.
  (An inmate convicted of a violent crime committed on or after October 1, 2009, is not eligible)
   [38
  states use these]
   a “behavioral incentive” and a way to reduce overcrowding in prisons
   Inmates who may not receive such credits:
   those who are serving a sentence for first- or second-degree rape or sexual offense against a victim
  under age 16
   an inmate who is serving a repeat sentence for a third-degree sexual offense against a victim under age
  16
   an inmate imprisoned for a lifetime sexual offender supervision violation
   an inmate whose mandatory supervision release has been revoked

Question 21

Diminution Credits-

Answer 21

inmates sentenced to prison in Maryland are entitled to earndiminution of confinement credits that reduce the length of incarceration.

• way to reduce overcrwding in prisons

Question 22

Inmates who may not receive such credits:

Answer 22

 those who are serving a sentence for first- or second-degree rape or sexual offense against a victim
under age 16

 an inmate who is serving a repeat sentence for a third-degree sexual offense against a victim under age
16

 an inmate imprisoned for a lifetime sexual offender supervision violation
 an inmate whose mandatory supervision release has been revoked