Guidelines Manual
Author: United States Sentencing Commission
Publisher:
Published: 1996-11
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13:
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Handbook on the Consequences of Sentencing and Punishment Decisions
Author: Beth M. Huebner
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-08-06
Total Pages: 509
ISBN-13: 0429881460
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHandbook on the Consequences of Sentencing and Punishment Decisions, the third volume in the Routledge ASC Division on Corrections & Sentencing Series, includes contemporary essays on the consequences of punishment during an era of mass incarceration. The Handbook Series offers state-of-the-art volumes on seminal and topical issues that span the fields of sentencing and corrections. In that spirit, the editors gathered contributions that summarize what is known in each topical area and also identify emerging theoretical, empirical, and policy work. The book is grounded in the current knowledge about the specific topics, but also includes new, synthesizing material that reflects the knowledge of the leading minds in the field. Following an editors’ introduction, the volume is divided into four sections. First, two contributions situate and contextualize the volume by providing insight into the growth of mass punishment over the past three decades and an overview of the broad consequences of punishment decisions. The overviews are then followed by a section exploring the broader societal impacts of punishment on housing, employment, family relationships, and health and well-being. The third section centers on special populations and examines the unique effects of punishment for juveniles, immigrants, and individuals convicted of sexual or drug-related offenses. The fourth section focuses on institutional implications with contributions on jails, community corrections, and institutional corrections.
Punishment & Sentencing
Author: Mirko Bageric
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2001-07
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 1135339805
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Crimes and Punishments
Author: Frederic Block
Publisher:
Published: 2019-06
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9781641053815
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCrimes and Punishments: Entering the Mind of a Sentencing Judge provides a cross-section of different crimes for which Judge Frederic Block sentenced a convicted criminal.
North Carolina Sentencing Handbook with Felony, Misdemeanor, and DWI Sentencing Grids 2018
Author: James M. Markham
Publisher: Unc School of Government
Published: 2018-11
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781560119357
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a step-by-step guide to the sentencing of felonies, misdemeanors, and impaired driving in North Carolina. It includes the felony and misdemeanor sentencing grids that apply under Structured Sentencing and a table showing the different sentencing levels for DWI. The book also includes materials on diversion programs (deferred prosecution and conditional discharge), probation supervision, fines and fees, and sex offender registration.
Deserved Criminal Sentences
Author: Andreas von Hirsch
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2017-02-09
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 1509902678
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides an accessible and systematic restatement of the desert model for criminal sentencing by one of its leading academic exponents. The desert model emphasises the degree of seriousness of the offender's crime in deciding the severity of his punishment, and has become increasingly influential in recent penal practice and scholarly debate. It explains why sentences should be based principally on crime-seriousness, and addresses, among other topics, how a desert-based penalty scheme can be constructed; how to gauge punishments' seriousness and penalties' severity; what weight should be given to an offender's previous convictions; how non-custodial sentences should be scaled; and what leeway there might be for taking other factors into account, such as an offender's need for treatment. The volume will be of interest to all those working in penal theory and practice, criminal sentencing and the criminal law more generally.
End of Its Rope
Author: Brandon Garrett
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2017-09-25
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 0674970993
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn awakening -- Inevitability of innocence -- Mercy vs. justice -- The great American death penalty decline -- The defense lawyering effect -- Murder insurance -- The other death penalty -- The execution decline -- End game -- The triumph of mercy
The Meaning of Life
Author: Marc Mauer
Publisher: The New Press
Published: 2018-12-11
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13: 162097410X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"I can think of no authors more qualified to research the complex impact of life sentences than Marc Mauer and Ashley Nellis. They have the expertise to track down the information that all citizens need to know and the skills to translate that research into accessible and powerful prose." —Heather Ann Thompson, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Blood in the Water From the author of the classic Race to Incarcerate, a forceful and necessary argument for eliminating life sentences, including profiles of six people directly impacted by life sentences by formerly incarcerated author Kerry Myers Most Western democracies have few or no people serving life sentences, yet here in the United States more than 200,000 people are sentenced to such prison terms. Marc Mauer and Ashley Nellis of The Sentencing Project argue that there is no practical or moral justification for a sentence longer than twenty years. Harsher sentences have been shown to have little effect on crime rates, since people "age out" of crime—meaning that we're spending a fortune on geriatric care for older prisoners who pose little threat to public safety. Extreme punishment for serious crime also has an inflationary effect on sentences across the spectrum, helping to account for severe mandatory minimums and other harsh punishments. A thoughtful and stirring call to action, The Meaning of Life also features moving profiles of a half dozen people affected by life sentences, written by former "lifer" and award-winning writer Kerry Myers. The book will tie in to a campaign spearheaded by The Sentencing Project and offers a much-needed road map to a more humane criminal justice system.
Just Sentencing
Author: Richard S. Frase
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 0199757860
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title presents a fully developed punishment theory which incorporates both utilitarian and retributive sentencing purposes. The author describes and defends a hybrid sentencing model that integrates theory and practice - blending and balancing both the competing principles of retribution and rehabilitation and the procedural concern of weighing rules against discretion.
Sentencing and Punishment
Author: Susan Easton
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2012-06-14
Total Pages: 522
ISBN-13: 0199693536
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis text presents an overview of sentencing and punishment from penological, social policy and legal perspectives. It provides an accessible account of the changing attitudes of the public, policy makers and the judiciary regarding what constitutes 'just' punishment.
