Plea Bargains and Mandatory Sentencing I would like to take this time to explain my position on Plea Bargains and Mandatory Sentencing. I will show both pros and cons for each topic‚ as well as give you my personal brief on which one I support. There are two types of plea bargains : The first one is a charge bargain. When the prosecutor allows a defendant to "plead guilty to a lesser charge"‚ or to only some of the charges that have been filed against him. For example‚ a defendant charged
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“Delaware is one of the handful of states that gives judges the final decision-making authority in capital trials” (). “The shift to judge sentencing significantly increased the number of death sentences” (). A variety of things such as‚ gender increased the likelihood of receiving the death penalty. Countless people disagree with the decision of judges having rule over jury. During the 20th century many efforts were made to eradicate capital punishment. In 1958 they succeeded in abolishing the death
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The Reasons behind Criminal Sentencing Karen Moses CRJ301: Juvenile Justice Instructor: Timothy Koester 08/30/2010 When someone commits a crime and they are caught and convicted they receive some type of punishment through the process of sentencing. The three main reasons for criminal sentencing are punishment‚ crime reduction and reparation. Some types of sentencing may contain things to help with deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ incapacitation and retribution
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Open-ended sentencing doesn’t state a definitive period of time that the offender will serve but rather a range whereby the convicted criminal may be eligible to leave depending on the states discretionary perception of rehabilitative potential‚ a punishment reserved for ‘dangerous prisoners’ (Human Rights Law Centre 2012). This continuous judgement is assessed by state parole boards whereby the inmates conduct is evaluated in order to determine their release back into the community as jail terms
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minimum drug sentencing There are many different argument both for and against mandatory minimum drug sentencing. However there are more arguments against mandatory minimum drug sentencing then there are for the support of the mandatory sentencing. One of the biggest arguments against mandatory minimum drug sentencing is that it was originally intended to target the higher level drug dealers but the majority of the cases have only been low level drug dealers. One of the other arguments is that
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Sentencing Paper Rochelle Gordon CJS/200 November 12‚ 2012 Dave Ross Sentencing Paper Americans are so use to the traditional sentencing and the options that have been probation‚ fines‚ and going to prison. Concerning the way things were done in the past to now it has changed drastically. Sentencing philosophies‚ or the justifications on which various sentencing strategies are based‚ are manifestly intertwined with issues of religion‚ morals‚ values‚ and emotions. Talking about philosophers in
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Sentencing Paper Rachel Urban CJA/234 February 25th‚ 2015 Richard Gilbert In this paper the topics that will be discussed will be what are the state and federal objectives of punishment? How does sentencing affect the state and federal corrections systems overall? With support for that answer‚ what is the determinate and indeterminate sentencing? As well as which sentencing model that is felt the most appropriate? With an explanation as to why and examples will be provided.
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THE SENTENCING PROCESS * The hearing Once the jury has determined the guilt of an offender‚ the jurors are dismissed and their role in the trial is over. It is now time for the second stage of the trial in which the judicial officer of the court-judge or justice-will determine the sentence imposed. The trial judge will look at many factors when determining a sentence. These factors include; the defendant’s state of mind‚ his or her criminal record-if any; and addiction the defendant may have
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As a judge‚ they play many roles; but the main purpose of their role is‚ “Sentencing.” Sentencing: is when a criminal is being put on trial‚ and is being told the amount of time he or she is serving. Judges inquire a great power in the decision-making process to pursuit justice. Depending on a case‚ some of the jury may see things in a different perspective. Some may lean toward the liberal side‚ which is more complex and focuses more on why the criminal committed the crime. In addition‚ liberals
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United States President Obama during his movement to reform the criminal justice system. The main focus of this reform was to target the juvenile aspect of punishment‚ specifically life sentencing against juvenile offenders. I believe that yes punishment should fit the crime‚ but to sentence a juvenile to a life sentencing without parole is something that the United States should be ashamed of doing for all these years before the true decision to disband this in 2012. When you read these words
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