Assess the role discretion plays in the sentencing and punishment of offenders. Sentencing and punishment has actively involved the discretion of judges and magistrates in affecting the decision of the sentencing. Discretion involves the power of Judges and magistrates to determine the most appropriate sentence for a case. Allowing judicial officers to decide sentences on a case by case basis and thus permitting them to take into account the various circumstances. Many factors influence the role
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Sentencing is an important aspect in the criminal justice process. It is the punishment defendants receive when they are convicted of a crime. The punishment spectrum is wide and vast‚ ranging from probation to death. Punishment and sentencing present some of the most complex issues of the criminal justice system. There are four main philosophical reasons surrounding the purpose of sentencing; they are retribution‚ deterrence‚ incapacitation and rehabilitation. Retribution is the philosophy
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CRJ 100 Mandatory Sentencing Kimberly Manjarres Arizona State University There are many things that are uncertain in life. If there are clouds in the sky‚ does that mean it’s going to rain today? If you’re going to get into a car accident on the way to work? No matter what uncertainties we face in life‚ the Legislature has taken away some uncertainties with mandatory sentencing. Mandatory sentencing can be traced as far back as the biblical times with “An eye for an eye and a tooth for
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Sentencing Paper Deadrian Williams CJS/ 200 3/3/2013 Bryan Maglicco Six Forms of Punishment Fines are one of the oldest forms of punishment‚ the use of fines as criminal sanctions suffers from built in inequities and a widespread failure to collect them (Schmalleger‚ 2011). Fines can deprive offenders of the proceeds of criminal activity‚ and also promote rehabilitation by enforcing economic responsibility (Schmalleger‚ 2011). People have to pay fines when they break minor laws‚ such
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Criminal Sentencing Decisions within the American Judicial System Abstract A major issue in criminal justice is sentencing. America’s court system has struggled to balance competing goals and policies in regards to criminal sentencing. This paper explores the ideas behind changes made to the sentencing policies with the United States judicial system. It begins with an overview of the goals behind criminal sentencing. This paper concludes with a discussion on the current status and disparities
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What are the state and federal objectives of punishment? Punishment can be broke down into four fundamental objectives. These objectives are deterrence‚ retribution‚ rehabilitation‚ and incapacitation. The first is deterrence; this is where people are discouraged from committing crimes. This can be broken down into two subcategories; specific and general. Specific is aimed at offender do not want to commit a crime because of the punishment received the last time they were caught. General
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The role of sentencing plays an integral part in the criminal justice system process because it is how criminals are punished. And by punishing the criminals sentencing serves two ultimate purposes. Those purposes are: “deserved infliction of suffering on evildoers” and “the prevention of crime” (Professor Herbert Packer‚ 2006 Criminal Justice in Action: The Core). Sentencing effects society today because if there were no sentencing in the criminal justice system‚ then all of the criminals would
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Criminal Sentencing Hazel Hamm Juvenile Justice: CRJ301 Saundra McDavid March 26‚ 2012 Criminal Sentencing A major issue in criminal justice is sentencing. Sentencing is the process by which judges impose punishment on a person convicted of a crime or crimes (Wallace 2012). After‚ a person is convicted of a crime‚ whether through a guilty plea‚ plea bargain‚ or jury verdict‚ the appropriate legal punishment is determined at the sentencing phase. Sentencing usually takes
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Sentencing Paper David Sanders‚ Delisa Hooks‚ Deborah Chapman‚ Henry Woeltjen‚ Angela Westbrook CJA/354 May 21st‚ 2012 Steven Duskie In our society sentencing plays a big part in our criminal justice system. Not only does it plays a big part but it helps to deter and reduce crime to help keep our street safe from those that want to cause us harm. In this paper we will begin to analyze the various forms of sentencing that are used along with their rational. The impact of tough sentencing giving
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The Sentencing of Juveniles Today‚ we live in a society faced with many problems‚ including crime and the fear that it creates. In the modern era‚ juveniles have become a part of society to be feared‚ not rehabilitated. The basis of the early juvenile justice system was to rehabilitate and create safe havens for wayward youth. This is not the current philosophy‚ although the U.S. is one of the few remaining countries to execute juveniles. Presently‚ our nation is under a presidential administration
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