Mock Trial Quiz P2

Function of Electronic Monitoring

To monitor and supervise offenders serving a sentence at home under electronic supervision from a remote location.

Binding-over

A sentence ordering the defendant to keep the peace and demonstrate good behaviour for up to 12 months.

Deportation

A sentence of expulsion from the country.

Fines

Specific amounts of money paid as penalties for offences.

Suspension of Privileges

A sentence that withholds a privilege for a specified period or a lifetime.

Plea Bargaining

A negotiated deal whereby the accused pleads guilty in exchange for a lighter sentence. For example, an accused of first-degree murder may plead guilty to second-degree murder.

Benefits of Plea Bargaining

They include reduced sentences and efficiency. The accused receives a lighter sentence and lesser charge which is more favorable, as well as helping to resolve the cases quickly and reduces the time and resources needed for lengthy trials.

How Does the Criminal Justice System Deal with Dangerous Offenders

Through incarceration, subjecting them to imprisonment for a specified period to protect the public. They might be monitored more closely and may have restricted on parole.

Concurrent and Consecutive Sentence

One is a sentence served at the same time, while the other is a sentence that is served one after another.

Restorative Justice

They use joint problem solving to deal with the harmful effects of crime, uniting victims, offenders, and the community in an effort to have offenders assume accountability for their crimes and to give them the opportunity to make amends.

Victim-Offender Mediation

An alternative measures program designed to determine restitution; involves the victim, the offender, and a mediator.

Family Group Conferencing

An alternative measures program in which the victim and the offender meet with family members and other concerned parties to determine restitution

Victim-Offender Panel

Moderated discussions that allows victims and offenders linked by a common crime to express their feelings about the offence.

Sentencing Circle

An alternative measures program that involves a process of healing for both the victim and the offender.

Provincial Correctional System and Federal Correctional System Years to Serve

This correctional system can serve up to 2 years, while the other can serve 2 years or more.

Parole

This is the release of an inmate, on a promise of good behaviour, into the community before the full sentence is served. They are under supervision in the community based on good behavior and a demonstrated low risk of reoffending.

Pardon and Eligibility Requirements

This is setting aside a person’s record of conviction. Requirements are a period of good behavior and a set time since the completion of the sentence.

Under What Circumstances Do You Believe the Royal Prerogative of Mercy is Justified?

Under the circumstance where there is evidence of wrongful conviction, undue harshness of the sentence, or severe humanitarian reasons.