Some states use sentencing guidelines to determine a criminal sentence. These guidelines are generally legislatively created presumptions in the form of a spreadsheet based on offense seriousness and prior record. What term is applied when a judge does not sentence in accordance with the presumed sentence?
a. sentencing anomaly
b. determinate sentence
c. indeterminate sentence
d. sentencing departure
d
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What will be an ideal response?
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Line personnel are not concerned with furthering the institutional goals of a prison
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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