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- 3. reductions in sentences, granted by a state's governor.
- 5. a sentence with a fixed period of incarceration, which eliminates the decision-making responsibility of parole boards.
- 6. the court ruled that rape of a child when the victim was not killed did not warrant death.
- 9. the number of days deducted from a sentence by prison authorities for good behavior or for other reasons.
- 11. a sentence with a fixed minimum and maximum term of incarceration, rather than a set period.
- 13. a justification for punishment that implies repayment for an offense committed.
- 15. court held that it cruel and unusual punishment to execute the intellectually challenged.
- 18. reports used to help judges determine the appropriate sentence.
- 19. decriptions of the harm and suffering that a crime has caused victims and their survivors.
- 21. in death sentencing, facts or situations that do not justify or excuse a criminal act but reduce the degree of blameworthiness and thus may reduce the punishment.
- 23. sentencing in which a specified number of years of imprisonment is provided for particular crimes.
- 25. sentencing in which judges may choose between probation and imprisonment but have little discretion in setting the length of a prison sentence.
- 26. the removal or restriction of the freedom of those found to have violate criminal laws.
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- 1. money paid or services provided by a convicted offender to victims, their survivors, or the community to make up for the injury inflicted.
- 2. limited capital punishment to offenders who are 18 years of age or older at the time of their offenses.
- 4. review in which the appellate court compares the sentence in the case it is reviewing with penalties imposed in similar cases in the state.
- 7. the prevention of individuals from committing crimes again by punishing them.
- 8. the prevention of people in general from engaging in crime by punishing specific individuals and making examples of them.
- 10. sentencing that allows a judge to retain some sentencing discretion, subject to appellate review. The legislature determines a sentence range for each crime.
- 12. a two-stage trial consisting of a guilt phase and a separate penalty phase.
- 14. court held that the capital punishment statutes in three cases were unconstitutional because it gave the jury complete discretion to decide whether to impose the death penalty or a lesser punishment for capital cases.
- 15. in death sentencing, facts of situations that increase the blameworthiness for a criminal act.
- 16. the procedure at a sentencing hearing in which the convicted defendant has the right to address the court before the sentence is imposed.
- 17. forgiveness for the crime committed that stops further criminal processing.
- 20. the punishment rationale based on the idea that offenders should be punished automatically, simply because they have committed a crime and the idea that the punishment should fit the crime.
- 22. the punishment rationale expressed by the biblical phrase, "an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."
- 24. this decision caused the resumption of executions on January 17, 1977.