How do judges decide? : the search for fairness and justice in punishment / Cassia Spohn.
By: Spohn, Cassia
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TextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, c2009Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xiv, 357 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781412961042 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1412961041 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- United States | Punishment -- United States | Judicial process -- United StatesDDC classification: 345.730 77 Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
The goals of sentencing -- The sentencing process -- How do judges decide? -- Sentencing disparity and discrimination : a focus on gender -- Sentencing disparity and discrimination : a focus on race and ethnicity -- The sentencing reform movement -- The impact of the sentencing reforms.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-348) and index.
The goals of sentencing -- The sentencing process -- How do judges decide? -- Sentencing disparity and discrimination : a focus on gender -- Sentencing disparity and discrimination : a focus on race and ethnicity -- The sentencing reform movement -- The impact of the sentencing reforms.
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