CJ 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Restorative Justice, Electric Charge, Mandatory Sentencing
Document Summary
Sentencing: the imposition of a criminal sanction by a judicial authority: retribution: the act of taking revenge on a criminal perpetrator. Just deserts: a model of criminal sentencing that holds that criminal offenders deserve the punishment they receive at the hands of the law and that punishments should be appropriate to the type and severity of the crime committed. Incapacitation: the use of imprisonment or other means to reduce the likelihood that an offender will commit future offenses: deterrence: a goal of criminal sentencing that seeks to inhibit criminal behavior through the fear of punishment. Also, a new sentence for a new conviction. Social debt: a sentencing principle that holds that an offenders criminal history should objectively be taken into account in sentencing decisions. For example, all offenders convicted of the same degree of burglary would be sentenced to the same length of time behind bars: voluntary/advisory sentencing guidelines: recommended sentencing policies that are not required by law.
