Sentencing Guidelines for Federal Courts : Policy Considerations.
Examines Federal court sentencing guidelines recently submitted to Congress by the U.S. Sentencing Commission pursuant to the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. Discusses the evolution through first and second drafts of the guidelines as the Commission attempted to deal with four policy consid...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1987.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Examines Federal court sentencing guidelines recently submitted to Congress by the U.S. Sentencing Commission pursuant to the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. Discusses the evolution through first and second drafts of the guidelines as the Commission attempted to deal with four policy considerations set forth in the Act, judicial discretion, impact on prison population, plea bargaining, and alternatives to incarceration. Reviews options for congressional response to the proposed guidelines. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |