Kline Criminal Justice Crime Unit

Which of the following is not considered a function of prisons?

• Deter violence
• Rehabilitate offenders
• Punish criminal behavior
• Make changes in cultural norms

Which of the following allows a convicted offender to live at home but have limited freedom?

• Suspended sentence
• Work release
• Home confinement
• Chain gangs

Mandatory sentencing is criticized for

• causing overcrowding in prisons and jails
• being too rigid in application
• being too broad in punishment
• all of the choices are correct

Aggravating circumstances are

• reasons a person should not be punished
• reasons that led the person to commit crime
• Both choices are correct
• none of the choices are correct

Which statement is true?

• More Southern states have the death penalty than any other region
• There are more states without a death penalty than there are with
• The death penalty is viewed as an effective deterrent to crime
• All of the choices are correct

What does the 8th Amendment protect against?

• Cruel & unusual puishment
• Excessive bail
• Both choices are correct
• None of the choices are correct

What is one factor adding to the amount of time it takes to execute someone on death row?

• Number of appelas allowed
• Lab fees (DNA, etc)
• Lawyer fees
• All the choices are correct

What is one statement you can infer from the map?

• More countries have the death penalty than do not.
• The US is the largest country to use the death penalty.
• Most European countries support the death penalty.
• All of the choices are correct

What is one reason a person can appeal his/her death sentence?

• They don't want to die
• They believe the judge didn't like them
• Lawyer incompetency
• None of the choices are correct

Demographically speaking,who is most likely to receive the death penalty in the US?

• Young, Black female
• Young, White male
• Young, Black male
• All are equally likely to receive the death penalty