List and define three of the five goals of criminal sentencing. Which of these goals do you believe is the most effective in dealing with defendants? Provide support for your opinion.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers should include definitions of three of five goals of criminal sentencing: retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation, and restoration. Answers should also include a discussion of the student's opinion regarding the most effective goal and provide support for that opinion.

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a. Circuit b. Superior c. Supreme d. District

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Edward Snowden's effort to warn the public about the _____________ is discussed within the context of espionage but could be included as governmental cyberspying

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A police officer at a home invasion robbery is measuring the scene for a crime scene sketch. The officer carefully and accurately measures the main room and the body of the 70-year-old victim lying on the floor. The officer then estimates the position of a knife that is presumed to be the murder weapon and records that estimate carefully on the sketch. What is the likelihood of the admissibility

of the crime scene sketch in court? A) The sketch is likely to be admissible. B) The sketch is likely to be admissible with a proper explanation for the process that was used to complete the sketch. C) The sketch is likely to be admissible if the officer goes back to the crime scene, days later, and re-measures the approximate location of the knife at the original crime scene. D) The sketch is likely to be inadmissible.

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