A sentencing philosophy that focuses on consistency for a crime committed, specifying by statute or sentencing guidelines an exact amount or narrow range of time to be served in prison or in a community and mandating a minimum amount of time before an offender is eligible (if at all) for release, is known as __________.

a.? indeterminate sentencing
b.? parole
c.? probation
d.? determinate sentencing


Answer: d.? determinate sentencing

Criminal Justice

You might also like to view...

The right of a defendant to confront witnesses against him or her is found ______.

A. in the Fourth Amendment B. in the Fifth Amendment C. in the Sixth Amendment D. nowhere in the Constitution

Criminal Justice

Summarize the findings of adoption studies on the interaction between heredity and environment.

What will be an ideal response?

Criminal Justice

One of the most negative characteristics of the diversion system is widening the net of juvenile justice by increasing the number of youths under the control of the system

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Criminal Justice

Rational planning was one of the contributions of the 1967 President's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Criminal Justice