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Intro to CJ Chap 11
Punishment and Sentencing- Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The early English prison reformer who called for more sanitary and secure prisons was ___________. | John Howard |
| The word _________ has its origins in the twelfth century, meaning a "breach of faith with one's feudal lord." | felony |
| The ______________ model punishes people in an attempt to set an example for other would-be criminals. | general deterrence |
| _____ refers to the action of seeking compensation for individual victims by the offender for losses due to the crime committed. | equity |
| Prison sentences that run _______ are those in which sentences for two or more criminal acts are served simultaneously and run together. | concurrently |
| The ______ sentence is still the most widely used type of sentence in the United States. | indeterminate |
| _________ provide lengthy prison terms for any person convicted of three felony offenses, even if the third crime is a relatively trivial offense. | three-strike laws |
| A _________________ sentence is a statutory requirement that a certain penalty shall be set and carried out in all cases upon conviction for a specified offense. | mandatory |
| A sentencing scheme requiring that offenders serve at least 85% of their original sentence before being eligible for parole or early release is called ______________. | truth in sentencing |
| The _____________ is the view that the low rates of crime and delinquency among females reflect the leniency with which female offenders are treated. | chivalry hypothesis |
| Of the thousands of executions that have been carried out in the United States, most of these have been for murder and __________. | rape |
| The belief that capital punishment creates a barbaric atmosphere that enhances the level of violence in society is referred to as the _____________. | brutalization effect |
| The court case of ____________ ruled that the death penalty amounted to cruel and unusual punishment, in violation of the Eighth Amendment. | Furman v. Georgia |
| Beginning around 1820 in both England and the United States, ________ became state or federal correctional institutions for the incarceration of felony offenders for terms of one year or more. | penitentiaries |
| The concept of ______________ states that the offender should confront their behavior and try to make amends, satisfy everyone's need, and ultimately restore themselves as an upstanding member of the community. | restoration |
| The __________________ view asserts that the death penalty is just as it is mentioned in the Bibl. | morally correct |
| In the 2002 case of ______________, the Supreme Court ruled that mentally handicapped people could not be executed, as doing so would constitute cruel and unusual punishment. | Atkins v. Virginia |
| __________ is the minimum age at which one can be executed, as set by Roper v. Simmons (2005). | eighteen |
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