NCJ Number
42324
Date Published
Unknown
Length
223 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS A WIDE VARIETY OF MATERIAL BASED ON THE THEME OF DETERMINATE, OR FIXED, SENTENCING. INCLUDED ARE STANDARDS AND GOALS RELATED TO SENTENCING AND AN OVERVIEW OF FIXED SENTENCING IN THE STATES.
Abstract
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS ON THE TOPIC ARE LISTED, SUMMARIZED, AND IN SOME CASES, REPRINTED. THE DEFINITE SENTENCING SYSTEMS OF CALIFORNIA, ILLINOIS, MAINE, AND MINNESOTA ARE DESCRIBED IN A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS. FIXED SENTENCING AND ITS ACCOMPANYING ABOLITION OF PAROLE ARE DEBATED WITH ARGUMENTS FROM PROPONENTS SUCH AS DAVID FOGEL, NORVAL MORRIS, AND JAMES Q. WILSON AND OPPONENTS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL SOCIETY, SOL RUBIN, AND ROBERT MARTINSON. MINNESOTA'S FIXED SENTENCING BILL IS PROVIDED AS A SAMPLE PIECE OF LEGISLATION.