Eighth Amendment - Sentencing

Eighth Amendment - Sentencing

Multiple Choice

What type of sentencing allows you to serve another sentence simultaneously?

• Consecutive

• Concurrent

• Deferred

• Indeterminate

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence occurs when a defendant has been convicted of several counts for several crimes at the same time. Each sentence is tacked on to each other.

• Concurrent

• Consecutive

• Deferred

• Indeterminate

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence declares that the period shall be “not more than” or “not less than” a certain prescribed duration of time

• Concurrent

• Consecutive

• Deferred

• Indeterminate

Multiple Choice

What type of sentence specifies a normal sentence for each offense to be used as a baseline for a judge when meting out a punishment

• Mandatory

• Maximum

• Minimum

• Presumptive

• Flat

Multiple Select

Who determines punishments for a crime

• Judge

• Jury

• Attorney's

Multiple Select

Who decides whether to recommend death or life in prison in a Capital (murder) case?

• Judge

• Jury

• Attorney's

Multiple Select

Check the following factors when considering a sentence for a crime

• First time offender

• witness to a crime

• cruel to the victim

• remorseful

Multiple Select

What do most Judge's try to do:

• “fit the punishment to the crime”

• “fit the punishment to the offender”

Multiple Choice

Punishment should be so undesirable to deter someone from committing the crime for fear of punishment

• Retribution

• Rehabilitation

• Deterrence

Multiple Choice

Yo punish the offender for the wrong committed is

• Retribution

• Rehabilitation

• Deterrence

Multiple Choice

To rehabilitate criminals and encourage adopting more socially acceptable lifestyle

• Retribution

• Rehabilitation

• Deterrence

Multiple Select

Check the different types of alternative sentences to incarceration

• Probation

• house arrest

• treatment programs

• attend lectures