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The Social Contexts Of Criminal Sentenci
Myers, Martha A.; Talarico, S.M.
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paperback. Series: Research in Criminology. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM; LNF; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 364.
Historically, the announcement and invocation of criminal penalties were public spectacles. Today, fear of crime and disaffection with the criminal justice system guarantee that this public fascination with punishment continues. In the past decade, virtually every legislature in the country has undertaken sentencing reform, in the hope that public concern with crime would be allayed and dispari ties in criminal sentences would be reduced if not eliminated. Scholars have intensified their longstanding preoccupation with discrimination and the sources of disparate treatment during sentencing - issues that continue to fuel contem porary reform efforts. As documented in Chapter 1, empirical research ... Read more
Historically, the announcement and invocation of criminal penalties were public spectacles. Today, fear of crime and disaffection with the criminal justice system guarantee that this public fascination with punishment continues. In the past decade, virtually every legislature in the country has undertaken sentencing reform, in the hope that public concern with crime would be allayed and dispari ties in criminal sentences would be reduced if not eliminated. Scholars have intensified their longstanding preoccupation with discrimination and the sources of disparate treatment during sentencing - issues that continue to fuel contem porary reform efforts. As documented in Chapter 1, empirical research ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
Series
Research in Criminology
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461291329
SKU
V9781461291329
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