Mandatory Minimum Sentencing for Federal Crimes : Overview and Analysis.

Describes the growth in the use of mandatory minimum sentencing at the Federal level, and presents data regarding the impact of this trend on the criminal justice system. Provides a pro-con analysis of such sentences, and offers a discussion of the range of available policy responses. Includes table...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1993.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Race discrimination. Sentences (Criminal procedure) Statistics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Describes the growth in the use of mandatory minimum sentencing at the Federal level, and presents data regarding the impact of this trend on the criminal justice system. Provides a pro-con analysis of such sentences, and offers a discussion of the range of available policy responses. Includes tables.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.