Sentencing is done with five basic goals in mind: Retribution, Incapacitation, Deterrence, Rehabilitation, and ___________________? A. Out of Spite B. Fairness C. Restoration D. High conviction rates 2 points
QUESTION 2 Incapacitation is the use of imprisonment or other means to reduce the likelihood an offender is capable of committing future offenses. True False 2 points QUESTION 3 Match the criminal sentencing term with its definition: An attempt to reduce/stop crime by changing the attitude toward crime as a whole and the overall behavior of offenders. An attempt by the criminal justice system to ârestoreâ the victim to the state they were before the crime occurred. The use of imprisonment or other means to reduce the likelihood an offender is capable of committing future offenses. The goal of criminal sentencing that seeks to restrain criminal behavior because they fear the punishment if caught. Holds offenders personally responsible; they get their âjust deserts.â A model of criminal punishment that encourages rehabilitation via the use of general and relatively unspecific sentences. A model of criminal punishment where an offender is given a fixed sentence that may be reduced by good behavior while serving his/her time or for worked performed while serving their sentence. A. Retribution B. Incapacitation C. Determinate Sentencing D. Deterrence E. Rehabilitation F. Restoration G. Indeterminate Sentencing 14 points QUESTION 4 The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 did what? A. Limit federal judgesâ discretion B. Reduce disparity C. Promote consistency and uniformity D. Increase fairness and equity E. All the above 2 points QUESTION 5 What effect did United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005) have on the courts? A. Invalidated any state sentencing schema that allowed judges, rather than juries, to determine any factor that increases a criminal sentence, except for prior convictions. B. Held a Career Criminal could be adjudged and sentenced all in a single hearing. C. Held the Sixth Amendment right to jury trial requires only facts admitted by a defendant or proved beyond a reasonable doubt may be used to calculate a sentence. The maximum sentence a judge may impose can be based upon those facts. D. Held judges cannot accept plea bargains that would have resulted in sentences lower than the minimum required by law for a particular type of offense. 2 points QUESTION 6 A Presentence Investigation Report (PSI) is? A. An investigative report into the history of a convicted person B. Contained in the police officerâs criminal report of the crime. C. No longer used by the courts due to Tennessee v. Garner. D. Are only done when requested by the defense. 2 points QUESTION 7 Restorative programs are characterized by which key value: A. Encounter: Create opportunities for victims, offenders and community members to meet to discuss the crime and its aftermath. B. Amends: Expect offenders to take steps to repair the harm they have caused. C. Reintegration: Seek to restore victims and offenders to whole, contributing members of society. D. Inclusion: Allow parties with a stake in a specific crime to participate in its resolution. E. All are key values of Restorative Justice. 2 points QUESTION 8 Day fines are fines that are levied proportionally according to the severity of the crime and the ___________________________________? A. Strength of the criminal case. B. The amount of money spent on the criminal investigation. C. How much money the victim demands. D. Financial resources of the offender 2 points QUESTION 9 Which are characteristics of parole? A. Subjects generally avoid prison time, is a sentencing decision made by a judge and subject must abide by conditions or risk revocation. B. Offenders must spend time in prison before release, it is an administrative decision made by paroling authority and subject must abide by conditions or risk revocation. C. None are characteristics of parole. D. Both are characteristics of parole. 2 points QUESTION 10 The Samson v. California, 547 U.S. 843 (2006) held? A. Probation Officers are not prohibited from conducting a warrantless search of a person who is subject to a parole search condition, even when there is no suspicion of criminal wrongdoing and the sole reason for the search is because the person is on parole. B. Probation officers may conduct searches of a probationerâs residence without a search warrant or probable cause. C. Probation cannot be revoked for failure to pay a fine and make restitution if it could not be shown the defendant was responsible for the failureâ¦alternative forms of punishment must be considered before imposing a prison sentence. D. Police officers are not prohibited from conducting a warrantless search of a person who is subject to a parole search condition, even when there is no suspicion of criminal wrongdoing and the sole reason for the search is because the person is on parole. 2 points QUESTION 11 GRIFFIN v. WISCONSIN, 483 U.S. 868 (1987) held? A. Probation officers may conduct searches of a probationerâs residence without a search warrant or probable cause. B. Expanded the search authority normally reserved for probation and parole officers to police officers under certain circumstances. C. Police officers may conduct searches of a probationerâs residence without a search warrant or probable cause. D. All the above 2 points QUESTION 12 Currently the Federal Government and ________ (how many) States allow Capital punishment as a punishment option? A. All 50 states have capital punishment. B. 22 states have capital punishment. C. 38 states have capital punishment. D. Only the Federal Government allows capital punishment. 2 points QUESTION 13 What court case put a moratorium on the death penalty statute on the basis it allowed a jury unguided discretion in the imposition of a capital sentence? A. Kemmler, 136 U. S. 436 (1890). B. Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972). C. Gregg v. Georgia 428 U.S. 153 (1976). D. Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002). 2 points QUESTION 14 What court case developed guidelines for jurors to consider before the court could impose the death penalty? In this decision, the court upheld the two-step procedural requirements for the application of the death penalty as a punishment. A. Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972) B. Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399 (1986) C. Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005) D. Gregg v. Georgia 428 U.S. 153 (1976) 2 points QUESTION 15 Which prison era featured group workshops
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