In the Context of Criminal Punishment,desert Refers To

question 25

Multiple Choice

In the context of criminal punishment,desert refers to:

• A)The goal of preventing future crime.
• B)The principle of offenders getting what they deserve.
• C)The idea that the punishment should fit the crime.
• D)Incarcerated offenders have positive rights.

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Definitions:

Encoding

The cognitive process(es) by which information is translated into a mental or internal representation and stored.

False Memory

A psychological phenomenon where a person recalls something that did not happen or recalls it differently from the way it actually happened.

Eyewitness Memory

The recollection by individuals of events they have witnessed, important in the context of legal testimony and identification procedures.

Schemata

Cognitive structures or frameworks that help organize and interpret information in the brain.