CRJ 106 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: New York Supreme Court, Consolidated Laws Of New York, Habitual Offender
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Sentence penalty ordered by the court after a defendant has been convicted of a crime: implementing on the punishment philosophies, severity of penalty depends on the crime and extent of criminal history. Justice treating equals equally and unequals unequally according to relevant differences . Indeterminate sentence range of years (e. g. 2-5 years); determined by criminal"s behavior: fits the rehabilitation philosophy (changing their ways, curing the sick . Prisoners released from state prisons served, on average, about 44% of their sentences (1996: truth-in-sentencing laws realistic connection between the sentences imposed on offenders and the time they actually serve. Mandated that inmates serve at least 85% of their sentences. Determinate sentence fixed number of years that must be served rather than a range (5 years: fits the deterrence philosophy (prevent crime) Mandatory sentencing sentence imposed for crimes in which probation is not an option, where the minimum time to be served is set by law.
