Court Methods MCQ

_____ is defined as information provided prior to sentencing by the victims of a crime (or, in cases of murder, the surviving family members) about the impact the crime had on their lives; allowed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Answer

Correct Answer: Victim Impact Statements

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is an instrument developed by the federal government that uses a grid system to chart seriousness of the offense, criminal history, and so forth and thus allows the court to arrive at a more consistent sentence for everyone.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sentencing Guidelines

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Is retribution punishment that fits the crime, that is “equitable” for the offense?

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is known as attempts to reform an offender through vocational and educational programming, counseling, and so forth, so that he or she is not a recidivist and does not return to crime and prison.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rehabilitation

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is defined as penalties imposed for committing criminal acts, to accomplish retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, and/or rehabilitation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Punishment (And Its Purposes)

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is rendering someone as unable to act or move about, either through incarceration or by court order.

Answer

Correct Answer: Incapacitation

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Is exoneration to absolve someone of criminal blame, or find someone not guilty?

Answer

Correct Answer: True

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is known as the effect of punishments and other actions to deter people from committing crimes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Deterrence

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

_____ is defined as a sentence of death, or carrying out same via execution of the offender.

Answer

Correct Answer: Capital Punishment

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Markus has recently been released from prison into a parole program, where he is expected to obtain a job and must check in with his parole officer every 2 weeks. What reason of punishment most closely aligns with Markus’s situation?

Answer

Correct Answer: Incapacitation

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Compared to Singapore, Belarus, and Saudi Arabia, punishment administered in the United States is best described as ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lenient

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

An offender sentenced to three consecutive 2-year prison terms would serve how many years in prison?

Answer

Correct Answer: 6 years

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Which of the following has led to a moratorium on the death penalty in some states?

Answer

Correct Answer: DNA evidence

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Which of the following is the historical reasoning for rehabilitation of criminals?

Answer

Correct Answer: To change criminals into law-abiding citizens

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Which of the following scenarios reflects the reformatory model of corrections?

Answer

Correct Answer: Inmates work on prison farms and factories that produce food and items for internal consumption.

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Which of the following elements would be included in a victim impact statement?

Answer

Correct Answer: Physical and emotional reflections on the impact of the crime upon the plaintiff

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Defendants who attempt to prove that the trial court made a legal error go through which type of process?

Answer

Correct Answer: Appeals

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Antonio is sentenced to 5–7 years in a state prison for an embezzlement crime. Which type of sentencing model is this indicative of?

Answer

Correct Answer: Indeterminate

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Circumstances, such as an offender under the influence of drugs and alcohol with a limited criminal history, would be considered ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mitigating

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Which of the following would be considered an aggravating circumstance?

Answer

Correct Answer: Defendant uses a weapon when committing a crime.

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Which goal of punishment emphasizes separating the offender from the community in an effort to prevent the offender from committing future criminal behavior?

Answer

Correct Answer: Incapacitation

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Which of the following are arguments against the death penalty?

Answer

Correct Answer: It claims the lives of innocent people.

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Katya, the mother of a minor plaintiff, presents a videotaped statement to the judge regarding how her daughter has been affected by an assault. What is Katya doing?

Answer

Correct Answer: Presenting a victim impact statement

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

Which model of corrections does the United States currently follow?

Answer

Correct Answer: Crime control

Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one

search
More Criminal Justice (U.S.) Subjects