How do judges decide? : the search for fairness and justice in punishment by Cassia Spohn.

How do judges decide? : the search for fairness and justice in punishment

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spohn, Cassia
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles: SAGE, c2009.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- > United States
Punishment -- > United States
Judicial process -- > United States
Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0826/2008036879.html
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The goals of sentencing
  • 2. The sentencing process
  • 3. How do judges decide?
  • 4. Sentencing disparity and discrimination : a focus on gender
  • 5. Sentencing disparity and discrimination : a focus on race and ethnicity
  • 6. The sentencing reform movement
  • 7. The impact of the sentencing reforms

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