1. What are the forces that influence changes in what is acceptable as punishment? 2. Why...

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1. What are the forces that influence changes in what is acceptable as punishment? 2. Why is proportionality in punishment important? What are the tests for proportionality set out in Solem? 3. What are the two landmark Supreme Court decisions that mark changes in capital punishment statutes? How do the new laws differ from the old ones? 4. What restrictions apply to the sentencing of a death penalty? 5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of incarceration as punishment? 6. List and define seven ways that sentences can be imposed. 7. What is the most common punishment for misdemeanors? 8. What are two sources of compensation to victims of crime for their losses? 9. What property is commonly subject to forfeiture? What property may be protected? Is there a limit on the amount of forfeiture? Explain. 10. What are common conditions of probation? 5 12. What is the "safety valve" provision regarding mandatory minimum sentences? 13. What are the advantages and disadvantages of indefinite sentencing ranges? 14. What were the goals of the United States Sentencing Commission? Have they been reached? 15. How do the decisions in Apprendi, Blakely, and Booker affect sentencing? 16. How are bifurcated trials used in capital punishment cases? 1. What are the forces that influence changes in what is acceptable as punishment? 2. Why is proportionality in punishment important? What are the tests for proportionality set out in Solem? 3. What are the two landmark Supreme Court decisions that mark changes in capital punishment statutes? How do the new laws differ from the old ones? 4. What restrictions apply to the sentencing of a death penalty? 5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of incarceration as punishment? 6. List and define seven ways that sentences can be imposed. 7. What is the most common punishment for misdemeanors? 8. What are two sources of compensation to victims of crime for their losses? 9. What property is commonly subject to forfeiture? What property may be protected? Is there a limit on the amount of forfeiture? Explain. 10. What are common conditions of probation? 5 12. What is the "safety valve" provision regarding mandatory minimum sentences? 13. What are the advantages and disadvantages of indefinite sentencing ranges? 14. What were the goals of the United States Sentencing Commission? Have they been reached? 15. How do the decisions in Apprendi, Blakely, and Booker affect sentencing? 16. How are bifurcated trials used in capital punishment cases?

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1 The forces that influence changes in what is acceptable as punishment include societal norms and values changes in legal standards and precedents advancements in understanding human behavior and psy... View the full answer