Deck 9: Sentencing

Question 1

Which philosophy of punishment sends an offender to prison for a fixed period of time without parole?

A) sentencing displacement
B) determinate sentencing
C) indeterminate sentencing
D) relapse sentencing

Answer 1

determinate sentencing

Question 2

A basic assumption of firearm sentence enhancement laws is that they will reduce gun violence through

A) rehabilitation.
B) incapacitation.
C) restoration.
D) deterrence.

Answer 2

deterrence.

Question 3

Sentence enhancement is most likely used for which of the following types of crimes?

A) hate-motivated crimes
B) domestic violence crimes
C) motor vehicle thefts
D) aggravated assaults

Answer 3

hate-motivated crimes

Question 4

Government use of capital punishment sends a message that it tolerates killing, thus the so- called

A) liberalization effect.
B) execution effect.
C) brutalization effect.
D) deterrent effect.

Question 5

A key criticism of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines is that it focuses on the penalty for ________ substances.

A) legal
B) specific
C) general
D) approved

Question 6

The acronym "FSE" stands for a sentence enhancement approach known as

A) firearm standard enforcement.
B) firearm sentence enhancement.
C) first sentence enforcement.
D) firearm sentencing effect.

Question 7

Critics of mandatory sentencing suggests that discretion is moved away from judges to ________.

A) public defenders
B) appellate clerks
C) assigned counsel
D) prosecutors

Question 8

Which concept believes that discretion in one area of the criminal justice system will simply push discretionary effects onto another part of the system?

A) hydraulic displacement
B) police quotas
C) hydraulic diffusion
D) compounded sentencing

Question 9

Indeterminate sentencing gives a judge the full authority to set a maximum sentence, with the ________ board deciding how long the offender will spend in prison.

A) community
B) parole
C) probation
D) citizen's

Question 10

A ________ law is an example of mandatory sentencing.

A) three-strikes
B) revocation hearing
C) second-time offender
D) discretionary

Question 11

In California, second-time sex offenders whose victim is under age 13 must undergo

A) lifetime probation.
B) group therapy.
C) chemical castration.
D) electronic tethering.

Question 12

This provides for the incarceration of certain individuals after they have served prison time.

A) involuntary civil commitment
B) supermax prison
C) indeterminate sentencing
D) criminal forfeiture

Question 13

This type of sentencing gives the judge authority to set the sentence.

A) mandatory sentencing
B) sentence enhancements
C) indeterminate sentencing
D) determinate sentencing

Question 14

All of these are examples of monetary penalties except

A) day fines
B) forefeiture
C) home confinement
D) fees

Question 15

Civil forfeiture proceedings are referred to as:

A) in personam
B) selective incapacitation
C) involuntary civil commitment
D) in rem

Question 16

Mandatory sentencing is another form of determinate sentencing.

Question 17

Sentence enhancement decreases an offenders' prison term.

Question 18

Determinate sentencing laws are highly effective in reducing prison overcrowding.

Question 19

The use of chemical castration in the state of California has been found unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Question 20

Indeterminate sentencing limits a judge's discretionary range in deciding a prison term.

Question 21

Kentucky's Persistent Felony Offender statue requires an offender to serve a minimum 100% of their actual prison sentence.

Question 22

Determinate sentencing laws have lead to a reduction in the number of incarcerations.

Question 23

One criticism of supermax prisons is that they are allegedly inhuman.

Question 24

The purpose of three-strikes legislation is to remove repeat felons from society for life.

Question 25

Criminal forfeiture proceedings target property.

Question 26

________ sentences have been criticized for taking away a judge's discretion.

Question 27

Three-strikes laws create a controversy as to whether they serve to incapacitate or serve as a ________.

Question 28

________ laws mandate a minimum sentence or extra prison time for various types of gun violence.

Question 29

________ laws seek to sentence repeat offenders to prison for life without the possibility of parole.

Question 30

________ is arguably the most attention-getting form of crime control in the United States today.

Question 31

________ sentencing laws have been ineffective in reducing our nation's prison overcrowding problem.

Question 32

________ attach a unit value to the seriousness of given offenses. These unit values are then multiplied by a fixed percentage of the offender's income.

Question 33

A ________ houses dangerous inmates in single cells for twenty-three hours a day.

Question 34

The idea that a reduction or elimination of discretion in one area of the criminal justice system will simply push that discretion somewhere else is known as the ________.

Question 35

________ include probation, prison, home confinement, electronic monitoring, and similar sanctions.

Question 36

Detail how chemical castration is used by the state of California on two-time sex offenders whose victim is under age 13.

Question 37

Explain what is meant by the term determinate sentencing.

Question 38

List some of the felonies that are detailed under the three-strikes and out law within the meaning of the California penal code.