Spohn, Cassia.
How do judges decide? : the search for fairness and justice in punishment / Cassia C. Spohn. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2002. - xii, 340 pages : 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-329) and index.
1 The goals of sentencing -- 2 Sentencing options and the sentencing process -- 3 How do judges decide? -- 4 Sentencing disparity and discrimination -- 5 Sentencing disparity and discrimination -- 6 30 years of sentencing reform -- 7 The impact of the sentencing reform movement.
English
0761987606 [paperback]
2001005430
Sentences (Criminal procedure)--United States.
Punishment--United States.
Judicial process--United States.
How do judges decide? : the search for fairness and justice in punishment / Cassia C. Spohn. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2002. - xii, 340 pages : 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-329) and index.
1 The goals of sentencing -- 2 Sentencing options and the sentencing process -- 3 How do judges decide? -- 4 Sentencing disparity and discrimination -- 5 Sentencing disparity and discrimination -- 6 30 years of sentencing reform -- 7 The impact of the sentencing reform movement.
English
0761987606 [paperback]
2001005430
Sentences (Criminal procedure)--United States.
Punishment--United States.
Judicial process--United States.