Sentencing guidelines: lessons from Pennsylvania - Kramer, John H. (Lynne Rienner, 2009)
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