Discuss the legality surrounding sentencing guidelines
What will be an ideal response?
There have been two recent Supreme Court cases that have placed a moratorium on the use of presumptive guidelines. In Blakely v. Washington, the court found that the sentencing guidelines in Washington violated a defendant's Sixth Amendment rights because they permitted a judge to consider aggravating factors that would increase the sentence. In United States v. Booker, the Court ruled on whether the federal sentencing guidelines were unconstitutional and whether they violate the Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury. The court found that a sentence cannot be increased based on facts that were found by a judge and were not found by a jury or admitted by a defendant. The Court did not strike down the guidelines but ruled they could not be regarded as mandatory.
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A) real values. B) nominal values. C) the price index. D) a deflator.
When treating a sex offender under civil commitment, which of the following is expected?
a. Other facility residents can be a mix of civil commitments and criminals. b. Treatment need not be geared toward release of the resident. c. Confinement is in a nonpunitive setting. d. Comprehensive treatment programs are not essential.
Implementing change is the __________ and more difficult aspect of planned change
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which of the following is the best definition of a theory?
a. A comprehensive explanation b. A hypothesis c. A formal version of an explanation d. An account