Title: Sentencing law and policy : cases, statutes, and guidelines /
Authors: Demleitner, Nora V., 1966-; Berman, Douglas A., 1968-; Miller, Marc L. 1959-; Wright, Ronald F., 1959-
Year: 2013
Subjects: Sentences (Criminal procedure) United States.
Contents: The purposes of punishment and sentencing -- Who sentences? -- Regulating discretion -- Sentencing inputs : the crime and its effects -- Sentencing inputs : the offender's record and background -- Procedure and proof at sentencing -- Sentencing outcomes : the scale of imprisonment -- Sentencing outcomes : nonprison punishments -- Race, class, and gender -- Alternatives to criminal sentences -- Sentences reconsidered.