Kaplan Unit 3 Paper
Unit 3 Assignment
Unit 3 Assignment James Hawkins Kaplan University
CJ 299-01 Professor Condron December 10, 2012
In this assignment I will define indeterminate and determinate sentencing. I will also support an argument that will be effective for addressing a crime. Finally I will summarize my assessment of the sentencing models.
Indeterminate sentencing is the legal philosophy at the appropriate period of sentencing for a crime is to hold the offender as long as is appropriate to protect the community from an offender. An indeterminate sentencing philosophy holds the prisoner should on being allowed to leave when their behavior has changed drastically that the offender who's been incarcerated no longer poses a threat.
Some pros about indeterminate sentencing are mandatory minimum sentences and keeping offenders off the streets. A con of intermediate sentencing is the sentencing of non-violent offenders to unjustly harsh prison terms where they crowd prisons that are already full.
Determinate sentencing is when the mandatory minimum sentence is enhanced for certain crimes. Sentencing guidelines allow judges to consider the individual circumstances of the case when determining sentencing. Mandatory minimum sentences leave little or no room to the judge when setting a sentence. Determinate sentence statuses have existed at various times throughout the history of the United States. These became popular in the 1980s when public concern over crime increased dramatically and the public demanded laws to address the crime population.
Some pros and cons of determinate sentencing can be mitigating
Unit 3 Assignment James Hawkins Kaplan University
CJ 299-01 Professor Condron December 10, 2012
In this assignment I will define indeterminate and determinate sentencing. I will also support an argument that will be effective for addressing a crime. Finally I will summarize my assessment of the sentencing models.
Indeterminate sentencing is the legal philosophy at the appropriate period of sentencing for a crime is to hold the offender as long as is appropriate to protect the community from an offender. An indeterminate sentencing philosophy holds the prisoner should on being allowed to leave when their behavior has changed drastically that the offender who's been incarcerated no longer poses a threat.
Some pros about indeterminate sentencing are mandatory minimum sentences and keeping offenders off the streets. A con of intermediate sentencing is the sentencing of non-violent offenders to unjustly harsh prison terms where they crowd prisons that are already full.
Determinate sentencing is when the mandatory minimum sentence is enhanced for certain crimes. Sentencing guidelines allow judges to consider the individual circumstances of the case when determining sentencing. Mandatory minimum sentences leave little or no room to the judge when setting a sentence. Determinate sentence statuses have existed at various times throughout the history of the United States. These became popular in the 1980s when public concern over crime increased dramatically and the public demanded laws to address the crime population.
Some pros and cons of determinate sentencing can be mitigating
References: (Jeffery, 1977; Pugh, 1977; Thiessen, 1976) (Hamparin et al., 1978; Moffitt et al., 1989; Wolfgang, 1972) (Kiloh et al., 1972; Pontius and Ruttiger, 1976) (Hare, 1970; Howard, 1984; Pincus and Tucker, 1974; Syndulko, 1978) (see, e.g., Glueck and Glueck, 1956; Goddard, 1921; Hooten, 1939; Jacobs et al., 1965; Lombroso, 1918; Sheldon, 1949)