What Is the Primary Factor in a Judge's Sentencing Decision

question 33

Multiple Choice

What is the primary factor in a judge's sentencing decision? ​

• A)Aggravating circumstances
• B)Judicial philosophy
• C)Mitigating circumstances
• D)Seriousness of the crime

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Definitions:

Recall

The cognitive process of retrieving information from memory that has been previously learned or experienced.

Eyewitness

A person who has seen something happen and can give a first-hand account of it, often in the context of criminal justice to help identify suspects or recount events.

Nonsense Syllables

Sequences of letters that do not form recognized words, often used in memory and learning experiments.

Hermann Ebbinghaus

A German psychologist known for his pioneering work in the study of memory and the discovery of the forgetting curve.