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Wisconsin Sentencing in the Tough-on-Crime Era
Michael M. O'Hear
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Description for Wisconsin Sentencing in the Tough-on-Crime Era
Hardback. The dramatic increase in U.S. prison populations since the 1970s is often blamed on mandatory sentencing laws, but this case study of a state with judicial discretion in sentencing reveals that other significant factors influence high incarceration rates. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 figures, 8 tables. BIC Classification: HBJ; JKVP; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
The dramatic increase in U.S. prison populations since the 1970s is often blamed on the mandatory sentencing required by “three strikes” laws and other punitive crime bills. Michael M. O’Hear shows that the blame is actually not so easy to assign. His meticulous analysis of incarceration in Wisconsin—a state where judges have considerable discretion in sentencing—shows that the prison population has ballooned anyway, increasing nearly tenfold over forty years.
O’Hear tracks the effects of sentencing laws and politics in Wisconsin from the eve of the imprisonment boom in 1970 up to the 2010s. Drawing on archival research, original public-opinion ... Read more
The dramatic increase in U.S. prison populations since the 1970s is often blamed on the mandatory sentencing required by “three strikes” laws and other punitive crime bills. Michael M. O’Hear shows that the blame is actually not so easy to assign. His meticulous analysis of incarceration in Wisconsin—a state where judges have considerable discretion in sentencing—shows that the prison population has ballooned anyway, increasing nearly tenfold over forty years.
O’Hear tracks the effects of sentencing laws and politics in Wisconsin from the eve of the imprisonment boom in 1970 up to the 2010s. Drawing on archival research, original public-opinion ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299310202
SKU
V9780299310202
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About Michael M. O'Hear
Michael O’Hearis a professor of law at Marquette University. He is an editor of the journal Federal Sentencing Reporter and has published many articles on sentencing law, criminal procedure, and public opinion about the criminal justice system.
Reviews for Wisconsin Sentencing in the Tough-on-Crime Era
“Serious students of modern sentencing reforms—as well as everyone eager to understand the roots of, and potential responses to, modern mass incarceration—must have this book on their reading list. O’Hear thoroughly canvasses the dynamic story of Wisconsin’s uniquely important sentencing reform history.”—Douglas Berman, author of the Sentencing Law and Policy Blog br>“Fascinating political and social history. O’Hear puts national criminal ... Read more