Chapter 15 SENTENCING DECISIONS

Chapter 15 SENTENCING DECISIONS

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

a.	seriousness of the offense.	c.	persuasiveness of the prosecutor.
b.	prior record of the offender.	d.	skill of the defense attorney.

ANS: A REF: The Courtroom Work Group and Sentencing Decisions OBJ: 1 KEY: Bloom’s: Remember

Factors such as young age, lack of mental capacity, and lower social stability may have an influence on sentencing and are called

a.	mitigating factors.	c.	latent and patent considerations.
b.	positive and negative sanctions.	d.	exacerbating and exculpatory factors.

ANS: A REF: The Courtroom Work Group and Sentencing Decisions OBJ: 1 KEY: Bloom’s: Remember

What is stressed in the law on the books perspective on mandatory minimum sentences?

a.	certainty of punishment	c.	certainty of nullification
b.	certainty of discretion	d.	certainty of sentence

ANS: A REF: Increasing the Severity of the Penalty OBJ: 9 KEY: Bloom’s: Remember

Disparity refers to inconsistencies in sentencing. What is the principle topic of interest in disparity?

a.	the decision making process	c.	the defendant’s attributes
b.	the sentencing process	d.	use of sentencing guidelines

ANS: A REF: Differences in Sentencing Outcomes OBJ: 2 KEY: Bloom’s: Remember

a.	age of the defendant and age of the victim
b.	race of the defendant and race of the victim
c.	gender of the defendant and gender of the victim
d.	relationship of the defendant the victim

ANS: B REF: Differences in Sentencing Outcomes OBJ: 4 KEY: Bloom’s: Remember

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