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Five Goals of Criminal Sentencing Ans✓✓✓1) Retribution, 2)
Incapacitation, 3) Deterrence, 4) Rehabilitation, 5) Restoration
Just Deserts Ans✓✓✓A model of criminal justice sentencing that
criminal offenders deserve the punishment that they receive
Presumptive Sentencing Ans✓✓✓Developed by a sentencing
commissioner rather than a state legislature
Aggravating Circumstances Ans✓✓✓Circumstances relating to the
commission of a crime that make it more grave than the average instance
of a crime
Mitigating Circumstances Ans✓✓✓Circumstances that reduce blame
worthiness
PA Incarceration Binge Ans✓✓✓They are putting so many people in
prison that there is no room in jails/prisons
Victim Impact Statements Ans✓✓✓Victims appear at a sentencing hear
and discuss the impact that the crime has had on them, Very little effect
on the outcome
, Largest Offense Category (2006) Ans✓✓✓Drug Offenses
Community Corrections Ans✓✓✓Program-Based sanctions, remain in
the community under conditional supervision
Parole & Probation Ans✓✓✓Most common form of sentencing
Advantages of Probation/Parole Ans✓✓✓Lower costs, increased
employment, restitution, community support
Disadvantages of Probation/Parole Ans✓✓✓Lack of Punishment, risk to
community, increased social costs
Role of Probation/Parole Officers Ans✓✓✓Client Supervision,
Diagnose needs, Intake Procedures
Intermediate Sanctions Ans✓✓✓New Sentencing options that fall
between prison and probation
Goals of Intermediate Sanctions Ans✓✓✓Reduce amount of time in jail,
less cost, flexibility
Recidivism Ans✓✓✓The repetition of criminal behavior