Law and Politics

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Rudolph has pled guilty to criminal trespass and assault. Judge Tran sentences Rudolph to serve 2 ... Started by APUS57	1 Replies 37 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by kaylee05
Time off a prison sentence given automatically when inmates serve their sentence without problems is called Started by Lobcity	3 Replies 50 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by djofnc
Good time credit received as the result of good behavior or program participation is often called Started by acc299	1 Replies 23 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by amit
Which version of good time is provided in a few states (California, for example) for exceptional ... Started by craiczarry	3 Replies 21 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by gasdhashg
These circumstances refer to an event or condition that makes an offense less serious than it might ... Started by JGIBBSON	1 Replies 20 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by tranoy
The use of ________ factors is a strategy that allows judges to increase sentences because of ... Started by vHAUNG6011	3 Replies 18 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by mjbamaung
________ sentencing guarantees that offenders receiving a prison sentence will serve at least 85% of ... Started by jake	1 Replies 47 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by SamMuagrove
Requiring a prison sentence, rather than some form of community corrections, for particular crimes ... Started by pane00	3 Replies 30 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by jharrington11
One of the ways we have tried to reduce sentence disparities is through Started by cnetterville	1 Replies 33 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by chjcharjto14
The Minnesota sentencing guidelines uses these two major factors in the calculation of a sentence. Started by theo	3 Replies 20 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by kmb352
Judge Johnson is required by his state to refer to a matrix then issue a sentence that falls within ... Started by penguins	1 Replies 14 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by manuelcastillo
Under which of the following does responsibility for a prisoner's release from confinement lie with ... Started by jenna1	3 Replies 56 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by smrtceo
Under which of the following does the judge impose a flat sentence for a specific amount of time? Started by cabate	1 Replies 37 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by Christopher
A presentence investigation report (PSI Report) is primarily used today for ________ purposes, but ... Started by silviawilliams41	3 Replies 93 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by Swizqar
A ________ investigation report is an informational source on which judges base their sentencing ... Started by joblessjake	1 Replies 33 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by kiamars2010
According to the Chapter 4 table on types of punishment, ________ is a form of probation that ... Started by dakota nelson	3 Replies 16 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by morrie123456
The chapter points out that support for sentencing and corrections reform is strong across ... Started by cookcarl	3 Replies 14 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by aruss1303
The "separate and silent" system used at Eastern State Penitentiary seemed based on sound principles ... Started by melina_rosy	1 Replies 33 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by dudman123
How did progressivism affect corrections in the United States during the twentieth century? Started by james9437	3 Replies 36 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by jonathanballen97
Compare and contrast the Pennsylvania and Auburn systems and explain why the Auburn system became ... Started by rlane42	1 Replies 36 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by leannegxo
The chapter describes two important themes in the development of imprisonment as punishment. ... Started by stephzh	3 Replies 31 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by jaaaaaaa
Early on, women were transported to Australia in the hope that they would act as a moralizing ... Started by lb_gilbert	1 Replies 22 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by jasonq
The ________ model approach argued that society's response to the criminal should include ... Started by cookcarl	3 Replies 50 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by cadimas
________ were reformers who collected and analyzed data using social science methods and made ... Started by clmills979	1 Replies 128 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by jrpg123456
One explanation for California's overcrowded prisons in the late Nineteenth Century was the lack of ... Started by maegan_martin	3 Replies 72 Views	Sep 28, 2019 by amit