Question

Sentencing guidelines are supposed to assist judges in making _____ sentencing decisions. Examples of factors that affect sentencing according to the guidelines include ______. consistent; prior criminal record and the severity of the current crime consistent; the severity of the current crime and the offender's personal characteristics lenient; prior criminal record and the severity of the current crime difficult; the severity of hte current crime and the offender's personal characteristics

Answer 1

Answer:

Consistent: prior criminal record and the severity of the current crime

Explanation:

Sentencing guidelines

These are refered to as law, rules or regulations, set up standard by government of a country which are usually a non-binding guidelines which brings about the type of sentence or inform sentencing in the law. It is usually used that is the federal Sentencing Guidelines is used or applied to federal judges adjudicating cases.

The Guidelines used in sentencing is set up in terms of higher sentencing ranges based on the circumstances of the offense and the criminal record of the offender

The Types of sentencing includes:

1. Concurrent, consecutive, determinate

2. Intereminate

3. Deferred

4.Suspended

And others such as life, manditory, maximum, straight/flat sentencing.