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