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Sentencing
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A punishment given in response to criminal offenders by a judicial power.
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Retribution
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The act of taking revenge on a criminal offender for his/her actions.
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"Just Deserts"
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A form (model) of sentencing where a criminal deserves the appropriate punishment that reflects the severity and type of the crime committed.
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Incapacitation
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Using imprisonment or similar methods to ensure that the offender will be less likely to commit more crimes in the future.
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Deterrence
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A criminal sentencing goal used to instill fear in an offender by threat of imprisonment- used to reduce the likelyhood of crimes occurring in the future.
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Specific Deterrence
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Using the threat of imprisonment on a certain prisoner or offender to prevent repeated illegal activity.
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General Deterrence
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Instilling fear in others to prevent illegal activity by punishing a similar offender.
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Rehabilitation
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The attempt to reform a prisoner (To go back into society without any concerning problems). Can also be a term used to describe an offender as he changes.
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Restoration
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A criminal sentencing policy that attempts to make the offender "Whole" or "Complete" again- in other words, to return to his non criminal state.
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Restorative Justice
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Sentencing model that applies the use of community action and help to make the criminal in rehab overcome his problems.
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Indeterminate Sentencing
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Criminal punishment model that encourages criminal rehabilitation through a general form sentencing (Such as a small term prison sentence).
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Consecutive Sentence
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One or more sentences that are served in sequence. Can be given at the time of trial in response to the crimes charged, or can be added on to current time being served.
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Concurrent Sentence
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One or more sentences that have been combined and as such are all being served at the same time.
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Gain Time
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Amount of time to be served that is deducted from a current sentence sequence due to participation in certain programs (such as rehab programs).
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Good Time
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Amount of time to be served that is deducted from a current sentence sequence due to good behavior.
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