In Favor of "Presumptive Sentences" Set by a Sentencing Commission.

Singer, Richard

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In Favor of "Presumptive Sentences" Set by a Sentencing Commission

Singer, Richard

Crime and Delinquency, 24, 4, 401-27, Oct 78

In the first part of the article, the author explains why he feels the responsibility for setting sentence guidelines should be confined to a separate body (a sentencing commission). The second part of the article rehearses the arguments for sentencing reform and, in particular, for presumptive sentences. (Author)

Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Court Doctrine, Courts, Criminal Law, Criminology, Institutionalized Persons, Justice, Prisoners, State of the Art Reviews

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Language: English

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