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  • Sentencing without Guidelines

    by Rhys Hester ...
    Sentencing matters. Reform initiatives hope to impart more uniformity and fairness in sentencing. Tough-on-crime laws like “three strikes” and mandatory minimum provisions deprive judges of sentencing discretion. While sentencing guidelines have been adopted by approximately 20 states since the early 1980s, many judges operate without guidelines.Sentencing without Guidelines is Rhys Hester’s deep ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Sentencing Guidelines and Commissions

    Comparative Perspectives

    by Julian V. Roberts, Arie Freiberg, Rhys Hester ...
    Series series Studies in Crime and Public Policy
    Since the 1970s, sentencing in many countries has evolved from a system in which courts enjoyed wide discretion to one where courts must follow or at least consider guideline recommendations. This movement towards greater structure has also led to the creation of independent bodies-sentencing commissions or councils-which now sit alongside courts of appeal and play a pivotal role in guiding courts ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

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  • Sentencing Fragments

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    Series series Studies in Crime and Public Policy
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    A Study Guide

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  • The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Legal Research

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    Courts, Corporations, and Symbolic Civil Rights

    by Lauren B. Edelman ...
    Series series Chicago Series in Law and Society
    Since the passage of the Civil Rights Act, virtually all companies have antidiscrimination policies in place. Although these policies represent some progress, women and minorities remain underrepresented within the workplace as a whole and even more so when you look at high-level positions. They also tend to be less well paid. How is it that discrimination remains so prevalent in the American ... Read more

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