CRJU110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Arraignment, Homicide
2 Feb 2017
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Sentencing guidelines: types: flat-time sentences: length of sentence is fixed by statute and cannot be changed by trial judge or parole board, determinate sentence: judges are allowed to fix sentence within a maximum/minimum range set by legislation. Key terms and definitions: jails: local institutions designed for offenders who are. Awaiting sentencing: reformatories/youth centers: institutions which house youthful offenders (felons) Often between the ages of 18-25: prisons/correctional facilities: a state or federal correctional institution for incarceration of offenders for terms of one year or more, minimum security prison, medium security prison, maximum security prison. Bail bon violators: temporarily detains juveniles pending transfer to juvenile authorities, holds mentally ill persons pending their movement to appropriate health care facilities. No one available to admit them into the facility. No one available to record the information in order to admit them into the facility: holds individuals. Q: what are causes of death in jail: leading causes:
