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Match the Corresponding Name with Fundamental Sentencing Principal or Model

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Match the corresponding name with fundamental sentencing principal or model definition.

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Gain time

A model of criminal punishment in which an offender is given a fixed term of imprisonment that may be reduced by good time

Structured sentencing

Circumstances relating to the commission of a crime that make it more grave than the average instance of that crime

Determinate sentencing

A sentencing principle that holds that an offender’s criminal history should objectively be taken into account in sentencing decisions

Equity

A model of criminal punishment that includes determinate and commission-created presumptive sentencing schemes

Social debt

The amount of time deducted from time to be served in prison on a given sentence as a consequence of good behavior

Indeterminate sentencing

A sentencing principle that holds that the severity of the sanctions should bear a direct relationship to the seriousness of the crime

Good time

The amount of time deducted from time to be served in prison on a given sentence as a consequence of participation in special projects or programs

Aggravating circumstances

Circumstances relating to the commission of a crime that may be considered to reduce the blameworthiness of the defendant

Mitigating circumstances

A model of criminal punishment that encourages rehabilitation through the use of general and relatively unspecific sentences, such as a term of imprisonment of from one to ten years

Proportionality

Social equality—similar crimes should be punished with the same degree of severity, regardless of the social or personal characteristics of the offenders