Texas Justice (Chapter 7)

The case of Scott Panetti

This case eventually went to the U.S. Supreme Court• The high court ruled that criminal defendants sentenced to death cannot be executed unless they understand the reason for their imminent death• The court left it to the state to decide when an inmate has a "rational understanding" of their punishment• Limbo• No funding for an up-to-date examination of his mental competency

None were executed prior to ___ years of age

24

Since 1973, Texas has executed

12 minors, all 17 years old when the crime they committed occurred (none were executed prior to 24 years of age)

The Supreme Court is forcing states to

drop support for the death juvenile death penalty & eliminate life without parole sentences

The United States has the _ incarceration rate in the world

highest; Texas ranks fifth among the states, with 891inmates per every 100,000 residents, Plus, Texas has 400,000 residents on probationand 111,000 on parole

retribution theory

The approach to criminal justice that emphasizes punishment because the guilty violated societal rules