What Policy Promotes Sentencing Repeat Offenders to Long Prison Terms

question 75

Multiple Choice

What policy promotes sentencing repeat offenders to long prison terms while granting first-time and nonviolent offenders shorter, more lenient sentences?

• A) general incapacitation
• B) selective incapacitation
• C) general deterrence
• D) selective deterrence

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Definitions:

Civil Disobedience

The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.

Nonviolent Refusal

The act of saying no or resisting in a peaceful manner, without resorting to physical force.

Judicial Branch

The branch of government responsible for interpreting the law and administering justice through courts and legal systems.

The Courts

The judicial institutions responsible for interpreting and applying the law in legal cases, ranging from local to national levels.