Expert answer:Criminal Justice
Expert answer:Cite every quoteI will give you the book login 1) Watch, Read and Write. 150 words minimum ROPER v. SIMMONS Supreme Court Case – Juvenile Execution / Death PenaltyAfter watching the video for this week (about Roper v. Simmons), and reading the case on pages 184-195, answer these specific “Questions for Discussion” on page 1195.Answer questions 1, 3, and 6.Then also tell us what the main point made by Justice O’Connor in her dissenting opinion. Do you agree with her or not? Why? 2) Respond to the Students Post: State how you agree with them. Add more to their response. and give a positive opinion. 80 wordsStudents response: On question one he states that some of the 17 year old are mature to be sentence as a adult because of the murder that they have committed the crime and something that they have done they should serve the time for it.3. The Eighth and the Fourth Amendments forbids the death penalty from the who are under the age of eighteen years of age when they commit a crime. The Missouri Supreme Court has accepted that Christopher Simmons has is going to be receiving the death sentencing in prison.6. I do believe that the Supreme Court did sentence Christopher Simmons to a good sentencing. Because its something that he should receive for committing a crime people think its just fun and games till they get to the court and get sentence to life and notice what just happen and notice what he had did to get in here.3) Read and Write 150 words minimum. There are many ways to regulate criminal sentencing. If there are too few guidelines or regulations regarding sentencing, then judges can sentence however they want to. That can result in very different sentences for similar crimes, just because one defendant had an easy going judge (and got probation) and the other defendant was 2 courtrooms down with a strict judge (and got 2 years in prison). In order to avoid the wildly varying sentences, some states decided to create mandatory minimum sentencing guildelines. So for burglary, the minimum might be 1 year. It could be more, but at least all defendants face the same minimum sentence for a burglary conviction.Other states have imposed determinate sentencing, and this means that judges have very little discretion. Each crime has mandatory sentences and the judges can’t vary too much in their sentences. In CA, we have sentencing ranges. So there is a minimum (for first time offenders or less serious crimes), a medium, and a max (for the most serious offenders, longest records, etc). You can read about these “Approaches to Sentencing” on page 161.In deciding how to approach sentencing, each state must consider what goals they favor. For example, if a state wants to concentrate on rehabilitation, then you’ll see sentences that involve time in an in-house rehabilitation program for defendants who are arrested for possession of an illegal drug. If a state decides that deterrence will help the drug problem, then you’ll see harsh sentences of 2 years in prison for a first time drug offense with the idea that the defendant will never get involved with drugs again (specific deterrence) and his/her friends will avoid drugs too because they know that they could go to prison (general deterrence). Those are just a few examples. There are 4 different sentencing goals (the book lists 5, it includes restoration, but you won’t be tested on that) and they include retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, and incapacitation. Review the definitions of these goals on pages 156-159 in our textbook.Now read the “You Decide 3.1” box on page 215. Which of the four sentencing goals would this type of “shaming” sentence meet? Second, you’re going to play the judge. You have a defendant who has just been found guilty of armed robbery. He defendant robbed a 7-11 store at gun point and got $500. No one was injured. There was evidence that the defendant has a drug problem. This is the defnedant’s first violent conviction, he has past convictions for petty theft and driving under the influence.I want you to design 4 different sentences for this particular defendant and his crime. Each of your sentences should meet one of the sentencing goals. That means you’ll have 4 different sentences because they will vary with each of the 4 goals you want to meet. This is a chance for you to get creative and to practice understanding these four goals. Spend some time in this forum because you will see several questions about these sentencing goals on the final exam.4) Respond to the Students Post: State how you agree with them. Add more to their response. and give a positive opinion. 80 wordsStudents response: United States v. Gementera, this type of “shaming” sentence meet with rehabilitation, so that it is a proper sentence under the Sentencing Reform because he can transform his live when gets encouraged and given support.1-Retribution : He should meet with it because he was seriousness of his criminal act when he carried gun and stole ($500) money. Also, he has background ( petty theft and driving under the influence).2-Deterrence: He committed a crime, so deterrence helps him to discourage from committing a crime in the future. Also, to deter him from returning to a life of crime and violating the law. Therefor, the aim of deterrence to inhibit criminal behavior through the fear of punishment.3-Rehabilitation: Becasue the defnedant’s first violent conviction and no one injured, he needs to transform his live and gets encouraged and given support. Also, he put people under dangerous so rehabilitation helps to product member of society. It is treatment to prevent future criminal society. Therefore, the goal for rehabilitation is to restore a convicted offender to a constructive place in society from vocational or educational training. 4- Incapacitation:If he can not be deterred or rehabilitation, he will get incapacitated that means remove him from society to prevent him from continuing to menace others. This incapacitation I have to see what he will do in the future regardless what he did in the past. Therefore, the policy of incapacitating is keeping dangerous criminals in confinement to eliminate the risk of repeating his offense in society.So I would charge him:1- 2 years in prison for robbery and more than 10 years because he use a gun and completed his crime.2- 2 years in prison for robbery.3-2 years in prison for robbery.4-2 years in prison for robbery.There is no parole because he used a gun and stole moneyReference Lippman, M. R. (2016). Contemporary criminal law: concepts, cases, and controversies (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
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