Sentencing guidelines: lessons from Pennsylvania

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Bibliographic Details
Authors:	Kramer, John H. 1943- (Author) ; Ulmer, Jeffery T. 1966- (Author)
Format:	Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boulder, Colo. [u.a.] Lynne Rienner c 2009
In:	Year: 2009
Online Access:	Table of Contents (Publisher) Blurb (Publisher)
Availability in Tübingen:	Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 3970
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Keywords:	Pennsylvania > Commission on Sentencing > History Sentences (Criminal procedure) > Pennsylvania Prison sentences > Pennsylvania Sentences (Criminal procedure) > Social aspects > Pennsylvania Pennsylvania > Strafzumessung > Richtlinie

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Item Description:	Understanding sentencing -- Constructing Pennsylvania's sentencing guidelines -- Pennsylvania's Commission meets new challenges -- Sentencing serious violent offenders -- Racial, ethnic, gender, and age disparity -- Location matters : variation among counties -- Guilty pleas vs. trial convictions : unwarranted disparity -- Guidelines and mandatory minimums -- Can guidelines change sentencing practices? -- Lessons from Pennsylvania's struggle for justice. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-262) and index. - Formerly CIP
Physical Description:	XIV, 273 S., graph. Darst., 24cm
ISBN:	1-58826-599-4 978-1-58826-599-9