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1 Sentencing the Guilty Chapter 15
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2 Eighth Amendment Excessive bail shall not be required, not excessive fines imposed, not cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
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3 Reasons for Sentencing Retribution: Incapacitation: Deterrence: Rehabilitation:
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4 Retribution “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”
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5 Incapacitation “Lock them up and throw away the key.”
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6 Deterrence “Let this sentence be a warning to others.”
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7 Rehabilitation Criminal behavior is the result of social or psychological disorders, and treatment of such disorders should be the primary goal of corrections.
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8 Legislative Sentencing Responsibility
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9 Judicial Sentencing Responsibility
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10 Executive Sentencing Responsibility Parole: Good time:. Pardon:
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11 Sentencing Options
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12 Imprisonment
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13 Cost of Imprisonment
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14 Probation
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15 Factors to Consider in Granting Probation
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16 Intermediate Sanctions Diversionary Programs Fines Restitution
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17 Death Penalty Capital Offenses All Western democracies, except the U.S. have abolished the death penalty as a punishment.
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18 Furman v. Georgia (1972):
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19 Gregg v. Georgia (1976)
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20 Other Key Death Penalty Jurisprudence Thompson v. Oklahoma: Stanford v. Kentucky: Penry v. Lynaugh: Atkins v. Virginia:
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21 The Jury and the Death Penalty Witherspoon v. Illinois: Lockhart v. McCree: Simmons v. South Carolina: Harris v. Alabama:
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22 Jurisdictions Without a Death Penalty
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