Across
- 3. punishment of criminals that is intended to be an example to the general public and to discourage the commission of offenses
- 5. a variety of punishments that are more restrictive than traditional probation but less severe and less costly than incarceration.
- 10. a period set by a judge that specifies a minimum and a maximum time to be served in prison. Sometime after the minimum, the offender may be eligible for parole.
- 11. a sentence that fixes the term of imprisonment at a specific period.
- 12. depriving an offender of the ability to commit crimes against society, usually by detaining the offender in prison
- 14. the goal of restoring a convicted offender to a constructive place in society through some form of vocational or educational training or therapy
Down
- 1. punishment designed to repair the damage done to the victim and community by an offender's criminal act
- 2. a sentence for which the legislature or a commission sets a minimum and a maximum range of months or years. Judges are to fix the length of the sentence within that range, allowing for special circumstances.
- 4. making the best use of expensive and limited prison space by targeting for incarceration those individuals whose incapacitation will do the most to reduce crime in society.
- 6. a sentence determined by statutes and requiring that a certain penalty be imposed and carried out for convicted offenders who meet certain criteria.
- 7. a sentence in which the offender is released after a short incarceration and resentenced to probation
- 8. punishment inflicted on a person who has harmed others and so deserves to be penalized
- 9. punishment inflicted on criminals to discourage them from committing future crimes
- 13. a sentence that the offender is allowed to serve under supervision in the community