Ch 11 Quiz

Question 1

Rafa is a criminal court judge. Her sentences often focus on attempting to reform offenders and change their behavior. Rafa is most likely to embrace which sentencing goal?

Rehabilitation
Retribution
Incapacitation
Deterrence

Answer 1

retribution

attempts to reform a criminal offender. It seeks to bring about fundamental changes in offenders and their behavior.

Question 2

Calvin has been convicted of aggravated assault after seriously injuring Tomas. At sentencing, the judge states that Calvin is required to reimburse Tomas for all the medical bills that Tomas’s insurance did not cover. The judge is focusing on which goal of sentencing?

incapacitation
Restoration
Retribution
Rehabilitation

Answer 2

restoration

Restoration seeks to make the victim and the community “whole again.” The “healing” of the victim and the community includes victims’ assistance initiatives and legislation supporting victims’ compensation. The judge is requiring Calvin to pay compensation to Tomas.

Question 3

Judge Villalobos strongly advocates giving defendants sentencing credit for good behavior and believes parole is an important tool for encouraging rehabilitation. She also opposes any statutory limitations on his sentencing discretion. Judge Villalobos most likely is a proponent of ______.

determinate sentencing
indeterminate sentencing
presumptive sentencing
federal sentencing guidelines

Answer 3

indeterminate sentencing

incorporates significant judicial discretion. Parole is a key element of indeterminate sentencing, as inmates who exhibit good behavior are released early.

Question 4

Avi is an inmate serving a sentence of five to ten years in a federal prison. He is released after serving only three years, because he earned _______ for his participation in a series of rehabilitation programs while in prison.

social debt
good time
equity time
gain time

Answer 4

gain time

is time deducted from the time to be served in prison on a given sentence due to participation in special projects or programs.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of an alternative sentence?

David is sentenced to three months in a county jail.
Gabriel is sentenced to five years in prison.
Bruno is ordered to pay a fine of $500.
Minkyeung is sentenced to three months of home detention.

Answer 5

sentenced to 3 months of home detention

is an example of an alternative sanction that may be used in place of more traditional sanctions such as imprisonment and fines

Question 6

Which of the following individuals is most likely to be responsible for conducting a presentence investigation?

The defense attorney
The judge
The probation officer
The defendant

Answer 6

the probation officer

task of conducting the presentence investigation and preparing the report

Question 7

What is the dominant philosophical basis for the contemporary victims’ rights movement?

Retribution
Deterrence
Incapacitation
Restorative justice

Answer 7

Restorative justice

Restorative justice emphasizes offender accountability and victim reparation. Restorative justice also provides the basis for victims’ compensation programs, which are another means of recognizing the needs of crime victims. It has a goal of sentencing that seeks to make the victim “whole again.”

Question 8

Which of the following judges is most likely to impose a fine when sentencing an offender?

An appellate court judge
A judge in a court of general jurisdiction
A U.S. Supreme Court justice
A judge in a court of limited jurisdiction

Answer 8

limited jurisdiction

86% of convicted defendants in courts of limited jurisdiction receive fines as sentences, some in combination with another penalty.