01:202:201 Study Guide - Ssion, Dic Entertainment, Prison Overcrowding
30 Oct 2014
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Sentencing: the imposition of a criminal sanction by a judicial authority: follows an impartial judicial proceeding during which criminal responsibility is ascertained, most decisions are made by judges, but some case involved the jury. The philosophy and goals of criminal sentencing: options such as imprisonment, fines, probation and death (serious offenses, limits are set by laws, but have shifted with new understanding and goals. Five goals of contemporary sentencing: retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation, restoration. Primary sentencing tool is imprisonment, but in extreme cases capital punishment is used. Still a primary goal of criminal sentencing: looks toward the past, redress wrongs already committed. Incapacitation: the use of imprisonment or other means to reduce the likelihood that an offender will commit future offenses. Seeks to protect innocent members of society from offenders who might harm them if not prevented from doing so. Separate offenders from community lock "em up approach : requires only restraint not punishments.
