Chapter 11 crossword
Across
- 3. a sanctioning philosophy based on the assertion that criminal punishment should be proportionate to the severity of the crime
- 5. the strategy of preventing crime through the threat of punishment
- 7. a situation in which those convicted of similar crimes do not receive similar sentences
- 8. monetary compensation for damages done to the victim by the offender's criminal act
- 9. a reduction in time served by prisoners based on good behavior, conformity to rules, and other positive behavior
- 10. the philosophy that society's best is best served when wrongdoers are provided the resources needed to eliminate their criminal behavior
- 11. a strategy for preventing crime by detaining wrongdoers in prison
Down
- 1. intuitive or unconscious sets of beliefs that individuals hold about certain demographic groups
- 2. the philosophy that those who commit crimes should be punished
- 4. imposition of a sentence that prescribes a range of years rather than a specified number of years to be served
- 6. the use of the death penalty to punish wrongdoers for certain crimes