Sentencing MCQs (Corrections and Punishments)
Sentencing MCQs (Corrections and Punishments)
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1: Concurrent Sentence are two separate ________ are served at the same time
A. Clauses
B. Phrases
C. Sentences
D. Paras
2: Consecutive Sentence are two or more sentences that must be served
A. Sequentially
B. At the same time
C. Simultaneously
D. Differently
3: Determinant Sentence is a prison sentence of a fixed number of ______ that must be served, rather than a range
A. Days
B. Months
C. Years
D. Decades
4: Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 mandated that the amount of crack cocaine subject to the 5-year minimum sentence be increased from __ grams to __ grams
A. 5, 15
B. 2,28
C. 5, 25
D. 5, 28
5: Habitual-Offender Statutes are statutes mandating that offenders with a _____ felony conviction be sentenced to life imprisonment, regardless of the nature of the third felony
A. Second
B. Third
C. Fourth
D. Seventh
6: Indeterminate Sentence is a prison sentence consisting of a fixed number of years
A. True
B. False
7: Justice is a moral concept about just or fair treatment consisting of
A. Treating equals equally
B. Treating unequals unequally
C. Treating everyone equally
D. A & B
8: Life Without Parole (LWOP) is a life sentence with the additional condition that the person
A. Be allowed parole
B. Never be allowed parole
C. May or may not be allowed parole
D. None of the above
9: A prison sentence imposed for crimes for which probation is not an option, where the minimum time to be served is set by law is termed as
A. Mandatory sentence
B. Indeterminate sentence
C. LWOP
D. Determinate Sentence
10: Plea Bargain are agreements between defendants and prosecutors in which defendants agree to plead _____ in exchange for certain concessions
A. Innocent
B. Victim
C. Guilty
D. Any of the above
11: Presentence Investigation Report (PSI) is written by the probation officer informing the judge of various aspects of the offense for which the defendant is being sentenced, as well as providing information about the defendant’s
A. Background character
B. Criminal history
C. Both
D. None
12: Sentence is a punitive penalty ordered by the
A. Court
B. Public
C. Police
D. All of the above
13: Sentencing Disparity is a wide variation in sentences received by different offenders that is
A. Legitimate
B. Discriminatory
C. Both
D. None
14: Sentencing Guidelines are scales for numerically computing sentences that offenders should receive based on
A. The committed crime
B. Criminal record
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
15: A type of sentence aimed at shocking offenders into going straight by exposing them to the reality of prison life for a short period, followed by probation is known as
A. Split Sentence
B. Shock probation
C. Sentencing Disparity
D. Sentencing Guidelines
16: Split Sentences are sentences that require convicted persons to serve brief periods of confinement in a ______ prior to probation placement
A. Foreign jail
B. Community court
C. Country jail
D. All of the above
17: Truth-In Sentencing Laws are laws that require there be a _______ connection between the sentences imposed on offenders and the time they actually serve
A. Truthful
B. Realistic
C. Theoretical
D. A & B
18: United States Sentencing Commission is charged with creating mandatory sentencing guidelines to control judicial discretion
A. True
B. False
19: Victim Impact Statement is a statement made by ______ to inform the court of the personal and emotional harm they have suffered
A. Persons directly affected by crime
B. Victims’ survivors
C. Defendant
D. A & B
20: Sentences can be appeale
A. True
B. False
21: Boot camps are an alternative to sentencing.
A. True
B. False
22: Disproportionate sentencing is not an issue in the criminal justice system.
A. True
B. False
23: Plea bargaining does not help to reduce the caseloads of the court.
A. True
B. False
24: Barack Obama created the Task Forces on Victims of Crime.
A. True
B. False
25: How many states require full disclosure of the presentence investigation report?
A. Thirteen
B. Fourteen
C. Fifteen
D. Sixteen
26: Prior to 1984, judges had unlimited discretion at the sentencing phase of the trial.
A. True
B. False
27: Jurors are finders of facts.
A. True
B. False
28: Plea bargaining does not ensure a conviction.
A. True
B. False
29: According to the text, inmate Johnson was not released from serving his sentence because of the Mental Hygiene Law.
A. True
B. False
30: Truth in sentencing requires offenders to serve 75% of their prison sentence before they are eligible for parole.
A. True
B. False
31: The determinate sentencing model is aligned with the classical school philosophy of punishment.
A. True
B. False
32: LWOP is an acronym for life without the possibility of parole.
A. True
B. False
33: A split sentence is a sentence where an offender serves part of their sentence incarcerated and the other part on probation.
A. True
B. False
34: Sentencing occurs immediately after an offender is found guilty at trial.
A. True
B. False
35: An indeterminate sentence is one in which the actual number of years a person may serve is not fixed but rather a range of years.
A. True
B. False
36: Habitual offender statutes are derived from the same punitive atmosphere that led to truth in sentencing statutes.
A. True
B. False
37: Sentencing disparity occurs when there is little variation in sentences received by different offenders.
A. True
B. False
38: A presentence investigation report is generally written by a judge.
A. True
B. False
39: Only 16 states require disclosure of the presentence investigation report.
A. True
B. False
40: In the United States v. Booker, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal sentencing guidelines were no longer binding on the states.
A. True
B. False
41: A determinate sentence is one in which a person serves ______.
A. A range of years
B. A fixed number of years
C. A sentence determined by behavior
D. Home-based incarceration
42: A presentence investigation report is used by ______ to assist in sentencing recommendations.
A. Prosecutors
B. Juries
C. Probation officers
D. Judges
43: The United States Sentencing Commission was charged with the task of creating ______.
A. PSI reports
B. Mandatory sentencing guidelines
C. Probation and parole guidelines
D. Discretionary sentencing guidelines
44: ______ are now advisory, meaning that judges can choose to follow them or not.
A. Warrantless searches
B. Drug court recommendations
C. Sentencing guidelines
D. Past conviction reports
45: A consecutive sentence is one in which a person serves ______.
A. A range of years
B. A fixed number of years
C. Two sentences, one following the other
D. Two sentences at the same time
46: Indeterminate sentencing prevails under which of the following models?
A. Deterrence
B. Incapacitation
C. Medical
D. Prosecution
47: ______ allow persons directly affected by a crime to inform the court of the harm he or she has suffered as a result of the defendant's actions.
A. Presentence investigation reports
B. Problem-solving courts
C. Drug courts
D. Victim impact statements
48: A concurrent sentence is one in which an individual serves ______.
A. A fixed number of years, rather than a range
B. Two separate sentences at the same time
C. A minimum time set by law
D. Two or more sentences sequentially
49: Sentences that require felons to serve brief periods of confinement in a county jail prior to probation placement are called ______.
A. Shock probation
B. Determinate sentences
C. Split sentences
D. Mandatory sentences
50: Collective incapacitation falls into the utilitarian classification of punishment.
A. True
B. False
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