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CJA 305 Week 5 Week Five Worksheet
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Week Five Worksheet.
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Week Five Worksheet
Answer the following questions.
- Bold the law that correctly defines the Son of Sam law.
- Legislation that prohibits criminals from contacting their victims or their victims’ families
- A law that prohibits a parent from testifying against his or her son
- Legislated rules prohibiting criminals from profiting from their crimes through sales or publications of their stories to or through the media
- Laws that prohibit the press from releasing details of a pending case
- Identify two victim resources available locally and nationally. Include the organization’s name and website, and a summary of their services.
- The ______________ Amendment states that excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
- This program was conceived in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to meet a need for reliable statistics on crime in the nation. The program is now handled by the FBI. Bold the correct answer.
- Crime Statistics Bureau
- Uniform Crime Reporting
- Statistics and Crime Unit
- The Program for Criminal Statistics
- What term refers to problems that follow from the initial victimization, such as the loss of employment or inability to pay medical bills? __________________________________
- Where did victim-impact statements originate? Why were victim-impact statements granted?
- Locate a case that involves mitigating factors. Cite the case and explain why the case had mitigating factors.
- Explain three-strikes legislation and include an example case summary. Include a reference for the case.
- How many U.S. states currently use capital punishment? What forms of capital punishment are used?
- What is the relationship between the Eighth Amendment and capital punishment?
- __________________________is an attempt to make the criminal whole again and uses the restorative justice sentencing model.
- List three possible forms of court-ordered restitution:
- ___________________ stem from prejudices against one’s race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical disability, or mental disability.
- Define the following:
- Incapacitation:
- Rehabilitation and restoration:
- Concurrent and consecutive sentencing:
- Plea bargaining:
- Intermediate sanctions: