Spohn, Cassia. <br/><br/>
How do judges decide? :  the search for fairness and justice in punishment / 
Cassia Spohn. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Los Angeles :  SAGE,  c2009. 
 - xiv, 357 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-348) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781412961042 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1412961041 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008036879 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sentences (Criminal procedure)--United States.<br/>Punishment--United States.<br/>Judicial process--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF9685  / .S68 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>345.730 77