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15 Cards in this Set
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The eighth amendment protects citizens from?
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Excessive bail; cruel and unusual punishment
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The latin phrase habeas corpus translates to?
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"you have the body"
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One of the duties of probation officers is to complete a ______, which contains information that judges use when sentencing defenders
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(PSI) presentence investigation report, that provides the court with the basis for making a sentencing decision by including a personal history of the offender, often a victim impact statement, and recommendation for sentencing
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A punishment inflicted on a person who deserves to be “punished” achieve the goal of?
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Retribution
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People who feel that we should “lock criminals up and throw away the key” are promoting?
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incapacitation
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A sentence that includes drug and alcohol treatment and mental health treatment in an effort to aid an offender in changing his or her life is focused on the goal of?
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rehabilitation
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Studies have found that ____ have received harsher sentences than whites for similar crimes
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p.298 Blacks
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As a result of the holding in Furman v. Georgia, over 600 inmates on death row???
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were commuted to life imprisonment, led to the development states having a of a 2 stage trial
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Evidence that an offender is the victim of abuse, has a mental illness, or is a first–time offender are examples of
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mitigating factors
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An especially heinous murder would be an example of a/an
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aggravating factors
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When it comes to supporting the death penalty versus life in prison, U.S citizens feel how?
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The public is evenly divided when it comes to supporting the death penalty (48%) versus life in prison (47%)
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Which of the following statements best describes the cost of executing offenders?
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It cost more to execute offenders than life imprisonment because of the extraordinary judicial processes required in capital punishment
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A writ of habeas corpus is what?
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A written judicial order requiring that a prisoner’s case be reviewed in court to determine if he is being held unconstitutionally
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What are the goals of sentencing?
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–retribution
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Housing sexually violent predators in secure psychiatric facilities even after they have completed prison is referred to as
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mentally disordered sex offenders (MDSO) laws p.301
preventive detention and civil commitment ?? |
