Week 9 Quiz
Which of the following is a characteristic of restorative justice?
Crime has individual and social dimensions of responsibility
The day-fine system solves which objection to the use of fines?
Fines are unfair because more affluent offenders can buy their way out of prison while indigent offenders are unable to pay fines
The protectionist argument justifying capital punishment is fairly weak because the underlying social interest can also be met by which other sentencing option?
Incarceration
What is the main limitation of the Crime Victims' Rights Act?
It only provides rights to victims of federal crimes
________ is a type of sentencing plan that allows no leeway in the imposition of a sentence for a person convicted of a crime
Mandatory sentencing
What is the main priority of justice reinvestment?
Prioritizing the use of alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders
What effect did the USA PATRIOT Act have on the death penalty in the U.S.?
The list of federal crimes punishable by death was expanded significantly
Which of the following is a mitigating circumstance?
The offender acted under strong provocation
General deterrence attempts to ________
discourage potential offenders from committing crimes
A sentence of 8 to 15 years in prison is an example of ________ sentencing
indeterminate
Federal sentencing guidelines ________
provide a range of punishments for a specific crime
The just deserts model of sentencing emphasizes ________
retribution
The Innocence Protection Act of 2004 provides federal funds to help eliminate ________
the backlog of unanalyzed DNA samples
The Supreme Court's decision in the case of Furman v. Georgia was a statement against ________
the manner in which statutes permitted the death penalty to be imposed
Proportionality means that ________
there should be a direct relationship between the severity of the sanction and the seriousness of the crime