Discuss executive clemency and the implications of its use in society today
What will be an ideal response?
? Executive clemency – a reprieve, pardon or commutation
? Reprieve – temporary stay of the execution of a sentence to allow more time for judicial review
? Pardon – an act of executive clemency that has the effect of releasing an inmate from prison and/or removing certain legal disabilities from persons convicted of crimes
? Commutation – a shortening of sentence provided by a governor or U.S. president
? The use of executive clemency by a governor or president can have political, social and criminal ramifications
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The __________ model assumes that prison life is an extension of street life of marginalized people from impoverished communities who end up dominating the prison
a. prisonization b. customization c. deprivation d. importation
______ is defined as the process whereby practitioners from a variety of agencies and programs use tools, techniques, and facilities to engage in organized security and treatment functions intended to correct criminal tendencies among the offender population.
a. Corrections b. Police c. Courts d. Justice
Mandatory parole occurs in jurisdictions using determinate sentencing
a. True b. False
The three major subtraditions forming the common legal tradition are:
a. Roman law, canon law, and precedent. b. feudal practices, Corpus Juris Civilis, and mazalim. c. custom, feudal practices, and equity. d. canon law, ecclesiastical law, and jus honorarium.