Twenty Years Of Sentencing Reform
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Twenty Years Of Sentencing Reform
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Author : Michael Tonry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Twenty Years Of Sentencing Reform written by Michael Tonry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Criminals categories.
Sentencing Reform In Overcrowded Times
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Author : Michael Tonry
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1997-04-24
Sentencing Reform In Overcrowded Times written by Michael Tonry and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-04-24 with Social Science categories.
Sentencing and corrections issues are much the same in every Western nation. Increasingly, countries are importing policies and practices that have succeeded elsewhere. In that spirit, this volume brings together articles on sentencing reform in the United States, other English-speaking countries, and Western Europe, all written by leading national and international authorities on sentencing and punishment policy, practices, and institutions. Timely and readable, many of these essays provide brief yet detailed sentencing policy histories for countries and states. Others offer concise overviews of research on racial disparities, public opinion, and evaluation of the effects of new policies. Together, they illustrate the radical, precipitate, and hyperpoliticized nature of American sentencing reform in the last twenty-five years. Sentencing Reform in Overcrowded Times: A Comparative Perspective fills a major gap in the academic and policy literatures on this subject, and will be essential reading for students, scholars, and practitioners.
A More Perfect System
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Author : Stanford University. School of Law
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
A More Perfect System written by Stanford University. School of Law and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Correctional law categories.
The American Court System
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Author : Marilyn D. McShane
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 1997
The American Court System written by Marilyn D. McShane and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Law categories.
First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Sentencing Matters
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Author : Michael Tonry
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1996-01-18
Sentencing Matters written by Michael Tonry and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-18 with Social Science categories.
Michael Tonry, an internationally recognized authority on criminology, offers in these pages a comprehensive overview of current research, policy developments, and practical experiences concerning sentencing and sanctions. He examines the effects of increased penalties and considers whether they have made America a safer place. Tonry contends that in order for sentencing to be fair and effective, comprehensive and defensible policies must be in place and mechanisms must exist to implement those policies. He also looks at mandatory penalties, community sanctions, and sentencing changes in other countries, and proposes sentencing policies for the twenty-first century. Sentencing has been going through reform for over twenty-five years, yet political debate on the subject has changed remarkably little. By offering a complete survey of new developments in both research and policy, Sentencing Matters is certain to spark fresh dialogue on this divisive issue.
Simple Theory Hard Reality
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Author : Tamasak Wicharaya
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1995-08-10
Simple Theory Hard Reality written by Tamasak Wicharaya and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-08-10 with Social Science categories.
This book analyzes the origins, contemporary trends, and consequences of sentencing reforms in the United States. It explores and clarifies the principles, current practices, and implementation problems of "get tough on crime" legislation that has been America's most predominant response to crime during the past two decades. In evaluating the impact of these reforms on courts, prisons, and crime, a theory of criminal sentencing reform is built and applied to the data across 47 states over almost 30 years. It relies on original analyses that yield interesting research findings and insightful interpretations. The author argues that policymakers tend to reduce complex reality to a simplistic form that predicts policy consequence and they tend to adhere to criminology theories that have policy implications that are consistent with their policy choices. The theory of criminal sentencing reform explains various casual links that link the following important factors: sentencing reform policies, sentencing behavior, the size of the prison population, and crime. This book is an important contribution to the debate over sentencing reform policy. It is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand why sentencing reforms failed to achieve their intended goals.
The Failed Promise Of Sentencing Reform
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Author : Michael O'Hear
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2017-03-20
The Failed Promise Of Sentencing Reform written by Michael O'Hear and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-20 with Political Science categories.
Despite 15 years of reform efforts, the incarceration rate in the United States remains unprecedentedly high. This book provides the first comprehensive survey of these reforms and explains why they have proven to be ineffective. After many decades of stability, the imprisonment rate in the United States quintupled between 1973 and 2003. Since then, nearly all states have adopted multiple reforms intended to reduce imprisonment, but the U.S. imprisonment rate has only decreased by a paltry 2 percent. Why have American sentencing reforms since 2000 been largely ineffective? Are tough mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders the primary reason our prisons are always full? This book offers a fascinating assessment of the wave of sentencing reforms adopted by dozens of states as well as changes at the federal level since 2000, identifying common themes among seemingly disparate changes in sentencing policy and highlighting recent reform efforts that have been more successful and may point the way forward for the nation as a whole. In The Failed Promise of Sentencing Reform, Michael O'Hear exposes the myths that American prison sentencing reforms enacted in the 21st century have failed to have the expected effect because U.S. prisons are filled to capacity with nonviolent drug offenders as a result of the "war on drugs" or because of new laws that took away the discretion of judges and corrections officials. O'Hear then makes a convincing case for the real reasons sentencing reforms have come up short: because they exclude violent and sexual offenders, and because they rely on the discretion of officials who still have every incentive to be highly risk-averse. He also highlights how overlooking the well-being of offenders and their families in our consideration of sentencing reform has undermined efforts to effect real change.
The Future Of Imprisonment
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Author : Michael Tonry
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2004-04-08
The Future Of Imprisonment written by Michael Tonry and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-08 with Social Science categories.
The imprisonment rate in America has grown by a factor of five since 1972. In that time, punishment policies have toughened, compassion for prisoners has diminished, and prisons have gotten worse-a stark contrast to the origins of the prison 200 years ago as a humanitarian reform, a substitute for capital and corporal punishment and banishment. So what went wrong? How can prisons be made simultaneously more effective and more humane? Who should be sent there in the first place? What should happen to them while they are inside? When, how, and under what conditions should they be released? The Future of Imprisonment unites some of the leading prisons and penal policy scholars of our time to address these fundamental questions. Inspired by the work of Norval Morris, the contributors look back to the past twenty-five years of penal policy in an effort to look forward to the prison's twenty-first century future. Their essays examine the effects of current high levels of imprisonment on urban neighborhoods and the people who live in them. They reveal how current policies came to be as they are and explain the theories of punishment that guide imprisonment decisions. Finally, the contributors argue for the strategic importance of controls on punishment including imprisonment as a limit on government power; chart the rise and fall of efforts to improve conditions inside; analyze the theory and practice of prison release; and evaluate the tricky science of predicting and preventing recidivism. A definitive guide to imprisonment policies for the future, this volume convincingly demonstrates how we can prevent crime more effectively at lower economic and human cost.
Are Prisons Any Better
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Author : John W. Murphy
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Release Date : 1990-04
Are Prisons Any Better written by John W. Murphy and has been published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-04 with Social Science categories.
This book brings together criminologists, economists and political scientists to address both the theoretical and political aspects of penal reform of the past 20 years. The aim of the papers in this collection is to provide a broad analysis of several key themes related to improving the correctional system.
Sentencing And Sanctions In Western Countries
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Author : Michael Tonry
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2001-05-31
Sentencing And Sanctions In Western Countries written by Michael Tonry and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-05-31 with Law categories.
This collection of original essays surveys the evolution of sentencing policies and practices in Western countries over the past twenty-five years. Contributors address plea-bargaining, community service, electronic monitoring, standards of use of incarceration, and legal perspectives on sentencing policy developments, among other topics. Sentencing and Sanctions in Western Countries provides a range of scholars and students excellent cross-national knowledge of sentencing laws and practices, when and why they have changed over time, and with what effects.