Assessing Consistency and Fairness in Sentencing in Michigan, Minnesota, and Virginia, 2001-2002, 2004

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the integrity of sentencing outcomes under alternative state guideline systems and to investigate how this variation in structure impacted actual sentencing practice. The research team sought to address the question, to what extent do sentencing guidelines co...

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Main Author: Ostrom, Brian J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2009
In:Year: 2009
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
correctional classification
Discrimination
Imprisonment
judicial decisions
Offenders
offenders sentencing
offense classification
Offenses
prison inmates
Sentencing
Sentencing Guidelines
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