The appropriate amount of punishment for a given crime is an issue that has been debated by scholars, philosophers and legal professionals since the beginning of civilizations. This book seeks to address this issue in all of its complexity by providing a comprehensive overview of the sentencing process in the United States. The book begins by discussing the overall concept of punishment and then proceeds to dissect individual aspects of punishment. Topics include: the sentencing process; responsibility of the judge; disparity and discrimination in sentencing; and sentencing reform. This book is an ideal text for introductory courses on the judicial system, criminal law, law and society. It can be an essential resource to help students understand patterns in the wide discretion and latitude given to judges when determining punishments within the framework of the United States judicial system.
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This comprehensive textbook covers court structure, courtroom actors, and the trial and appeal process.
BUNDLE: Spohn: How Do Judges Decide? 2e + Walker: the New World of Police Accountability + Pratt: Addicted to Incarceration
. Our most distinguished judges should follow the lead of this groundbreaking volume.” —Justin Driver, The Washington Post A rare and illuminating view of how judges decide dramatic legal cases—Law and Order from behind the ...
In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application.
This collection is in honour of Adrian Zuckerman, Emeritus Professor of Civil Procedure at the University of Oxford.
"Project of the American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Standards Committee, Criminal Justice Section"--T.p. verso.
In addition to DNA testing, the cumulative work of psychologists since the 1970s has cast doubt on the unerring accuracy of eyewitness identification (Doyle, 2005, pp. 129–132; Wells et al., 1998). The “DNA revolution” forced a ...