ch 11 vocab crossword

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  1. 3. offense / Actual offense committed as opposed to the charge level by a prosecutor as the result of a plea bargain.
  2. 4. / The strategy of preventing crime through the treat of punishment, assumes that potential crimes will weigh the cost of punishment versus the benefits of the criminal acts therefore punishment should be served
  3. 7. time / Reduction in the time served by prisoners based on good behavior conformity to rues and other positive actions.
  4. 9. / Philosophy that those who commit criminal acts should be punished based on the severity or the crime and that no other factors need to be considered.
  5. 10. / A stipulation in many federal and state sentencing guidelines that allows a judge to adjust their sentencing decision based on the special circumstances.
  6. 12. / Monetary Compensation for damages done to the victim by the offenders criminal act.
  7. 13. / Strategy for preventing crime by detaining wrongdoers in prison there by separating them from the community and reducing criminal opportunity.
  8. 16. offender laws / Statutes that require lengthy prison sentences for those who are convicted of multiple felonies.
  9. 17. Circumstances / Any circumstances accompanying the commission of a crime that may justify a lighter sentence.
  10. 18. impact statement / Statement to the sentencing body in which the victim is given the opportunity described how crime has affected them
  11. 19. in sentencing laws / Legislative attempts to assure that convicts will serve approximate the terms to which they were initially sentence.
Down
  1. 1. guidelines / Legislatively determined guidelines that judges are required to follow when sentencing those convicted of specific crimes.
  2. 2. punishment / The use of the death penalty to punish wrongdoers for certain crimes.
  3. 5. justice / Approach to punishment designed to repair to the harm done to the victim ant the community by the offenders criminal act.
  4. 6. sentencing / Period of incarceration that is fixed by a sentencing authority and cannot be reduced by judges or other correction officials
  5. 8. investigative / Am investigation report on an offenders background that assist a judge in determining the proper sentence.
  6. 11. / Philosophy that society is best served when wrongdoers are provided the resources needed to eliminate criminality from their behavior pattern rather than simply being punished.
  7. 13. sentencing / Indeterminate term of incarceration in which a judge determines the minimum term is reached the prisoner becomes eligible to be paroled.
  8. 14. circumstances / Any circumstances accompanying the commission of a crime that may justify a harsher sentence.
  9. 15. deserts / Sanctioning philosophy based on the assertion that criminals deserve to be punished for breaking society's rules.
  10. 17. sentencing / Statutorily determined punishments that must be applied to those who are convicted of specific crimes.