What was charged with the task of creating mandatory sentencing guidelines?
A. United States Sentencing Commission
B. Sentencing guidelines
C. Sentencing disparity
D. Fair Sentencing Act
A. United States Sentencing Commission
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Female attorneys are more likely than men to be assigned high-profile cases. 2. Research has found the women judges tend to be harsher in their sentencing decisions compared to their male counterparts. 3. A violation of the criminal law is considered a crime against the state, regardless of the offense or the harm to the victim. 4. Victims have historically played a minor role throughout the criminal justice process. 5. Women who have been victimized cannot work in victim services.
The environment of criminal defense practice is characterized by all of the following statements EXCEPT:
a. clients whose lives and problems are depressing. b. poor pay. c. usually interesting cases that may be used to catapult an attorney to national prominence. d. usually on the losing side. e. none of the above.
What is specific deterrence?
A) the recognition that criminal acts result in punishment, and the effect of that recognition on society that prevents future crimes B) the incarceration of high-risk offenders for preventive reasons based on what they are expected to do, not what they have already done C) the state of relapse that occurs when offenders complete their criminal punishment and then continue to commit crimes D) the effect of punishment on an individual offender that prevents that person from committing future crimes