How do judges decide? : the search for fairness and justice in punishment
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
SAGE ,
c2009
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents only |
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