Sentencing Vocabulary

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