1. Sentencing and Incarceration
The end of the line…
Sentencing and Incarceration

2. Who decides? After the jury returns a verdict of guilty either…
The judge determines the sentence
Or the jury gives a recommendation

3. Sentences- without jail time
Suspended sentence- criminal does not have to serve the sentence…yet
Probation- released but must follow conditions such as…
Getting a job
No drug use
Not travelling outside the county or state

4. Sentences- Monetary
Fine- pay the government an amount of money as punishment
Restitution- pay back the victim for loss or injury

5. Sentences- like jail time
Home Confinement- ordered to serve the sentence at home
Can leave for necessary functions, like a job
Monitored by tracking bracelets
Work Release- convict must live at the prison, but can work in the community

6. Sentences- Imprisonment
Imprisonment- a term in jail or prison
“two years”
“not less than three but not more than ten”
Sometimes imprisonment is followed by lighter sentences
Ex: two years prison followed by six months of probation

7. Problems with prisons US prison population largest in world
US: 5% of world population but 25% of world’s prison population
1 in 100 US adults is in prison or jail
Prison spending is out of control

8. Problems with prisons
Recidivism – committing an act again after receiving punishment
40-50% of released prisoners commit crimes (often the same crime) again.
Reducing Recidivism
Write down 3 ways that the video
shows how recidivism can
be reduced.

9. Problems with prisons
10,000 juveniles in adult prisons in the United States
But some states have it right

10. Sentences- Capital Punishment
35 states have the death penalty
Reserved for the most heinous crimes
Murder
Treason/espionage
Terrorism
Other crimes which result indirectly in death
NOT rape, even the rape of children

11. Problems with the death penalty
Moral/human rights objection
USA, Cuba, and Belarus are the only Western countries with the DP
Financial objection
Repeated judicial hearings and appeals

12. Circumstances
Aggravating Circumstances: Conditions which make the commission of a crime worse
Ex: gruesome murder, previous convictions
Mitigating Circumstances: Conditions which lessen the severity of the crime
Ex: Defendant was abused by the victim

13. Rank the following crimes based on which deserves the harshest punishment:
Rape
Treason against the United States government
Aggravated First Degree Murder
Arson
Negligent Homicide
Extortion
Armed Robbery
Embezzlement of $100,000
Burglary
Petty Larceny
Second Degree Murder
Sexual Abuse of a Child
Kidnapping
Then, write what you think the sentence should be for each of these crimes. Hold for next class.