Criminal Justice Sentencing Vocab
Across
- 3. when punishments are designed so that criminals make amends to the victim
- 5. when justices is defined by seeking what overall benefits an entire society
- 10. a period of brief incarceration followed by probation
- 12. payments for financial losses of a victim paid by the criminal
- 14. judges have discretion and are provided a range of punishments to pick from but can also could pick something else
- 17. period of time required for public service works by a criminal that gets no financial gain
- 18. judges are given no discreastion for sentencing and must punish according to laws
- 21. a punishment that includes incarceration and supervision in alternative fashion
- 22. the freedom to decide
- 23. a sentence of incarceration that is base on a range of time (1-5 years)
- 25. to remove a person from society and prevent their ability to commit another crime
Down
- 1. GUIDELINES judges have limited discretion and must used mandatory guidelines unless they have a valid reason otherwise
- 2. early release for incarceration before a sentence is completed but the person is still under supervision
- 4. a financial penalty for a crime
- 6. confinement to a jail or prison for a period of time
- 7. a sentences of incarceration for a precise period of time
- 8. known as capital punishment the death penalty is available in 32 states
- 9. the return to criminal activity after completing a punishment for a previous crime
- 11. the attempt to stop crimes by instilling fear into people about the punishment if caught
- 13. a violent crime triggered by an event that cause uncontrollable rage
- 15. the attempt to change a person through some program to prevent recidivism
- 16. the phase of a trial in which a punishment is imposed after a conviction is reached
- 19. to act in a way that is fair and reasonable based in the circumstances
- 20. supervision of a person not incarcerated for a period of time while there is a suspended sentence of incarceration in place
- 24. a court that uses treatment programs first and traditional sentencing last