Week 5 WorkSheet

Answer the following questions.

1. ; Bold the law that correctly defines the Son of Sam law.

a. ; Legislation that prohibits criminals from contacting their victims or their victims’ families

b. ; A law that prohibits a parent from testifying against his or her son

c. ; Legislated rules prohibiting criminals from profiting from their crimes through sales or publications of their stories to or through the media

d. ; Laws that prohibit the press from releasing details of a pending case

2. ; Identify two victim resources available locally and nationally. Include the organization’s name and website, and a summary of their services.

3. ; The ______________ Amendment states that excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

4. ; 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.

a. ; Crime Statistics Bureau

b. ; Uniform Crime Reporting

c. ; Statistics and Crime Unit

d. ; The Program for Criminal Statistics

5. ; What termrefers to problems that follow from the initial victimization, such as the loss of employment or inability to pay medical bills? __________________________________

6. ; Where did victim-impact statements originate? Why were victim-impact statements granted?

7. ; Locate a case that involves mitigating factors. Cite the case and explain why the case had mitigating factors.

8. ; Explain three-strikes legislation and include an example case summary. Include a reference for the case. ; ;

9. ; How many U.S. states currently use capital punishment?What forms of capital punishment are used? ;

10. ; What is the relationship between the Eighth Amendment and capital punishment? ;

11. ; __________________________is an attempt to make the criminal whole again and uses the restorative justice sentencing model.

12. ; List three possible forms of court-ordered restitution:

13. ; ___________________ stem from prejudices against one’s race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical disability, or mental disability.

14. ; Define the following:

a. ; Incapacitation:

b. ; Rehabilitation and restoration:

c. ; Concurrent and consecutive sentencing:

d. ; Plea bargaining:

e. ; Intermediate sanctions: