Sentencing Vocabulary

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