Sentencing reform : experiments in reducing disparity
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Sentencing reform : experiments in reducing disparity
(Sage criminal justice system annuals, v. 17)
Sage, c1982
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
Sentencing disparity has become a primary concern of legislators and criminal justice planners across America. This valuable book examines contemporary assumptions about the nature and meaning of disparity.
'It is sometimes difficult on this side of the Atlantic to keep abreast with such changes. This work is an invaluable source of information for this purpose...books such as this are to be welcomed.' -- Kingston Law Review, April 1983
Table of Contents
Martin L ForstSentencing Disparity
An Overview of Research and Issues Kathleen J Hanrahanand Alexander Greer Criminal Code Revision and the Issue of Disparity Lawrence F Travis III The Politics of Sentencing Reform Ira Blalock Parole Guidelines Bridget A Stecher and Richard F Sparks Removi
Conceptual and Practical Issues William Pannell Automated Screening
The California Experience Frances Ternus Judicial Response to Sentence Review
A Test Case Peter A Ozanne Judicial Review
A Case for Sentencing Guidelines and Just Deserts Bruce Fisher, Cary Rudman, and Leslie Medina Reducing Disparity in Juvenile Justice
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