Introduction to Criminal Justice: Practice and Process
Third Edition
Learning Objectives
As a result of reading this chapter, you will be able to
- Delineate the four goals of punishment and explain the factors that influence the type of punishment that a convicted person will receive
- Describe the historical development of, and different philosophies regarding, crime and punishment from the colonial era to today, and how different types of prisons were built accordingly
- Describe the differences between, and purposes of, both determinate and indeterminate sentences
- Review federal and state-level sentencing guidelines
- Explain the law and purposes surrounding the use of victim impact statements
- Describe the fundamental arguments for and against capital punishment, including key Supreme Court decisions concerning its existence and application, methods of execution, and DNA exonerations from death sentences
- Describe aggravating and mitigating circumstances as they apply to sentencing decisions
- Explain the right to appeals by those who are convicted