The sentencing commission and its guidelines /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Von Hirsch, Andrew
Other Authors: Knapp, Kay A, Tonry, Michael H
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Northeastern University Press, c1987
Boston : ©1987
Boston : c1987
Boston : [1987]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The sentencing commission's functions / Andrew von Hirsch
  • Sentencing guidelines and their effects / Michael Tonry
  • Numerical grids or guiding principles / Andrew von Hirsch
  • The enabling legislation / Andrew von Hirsch
  • Structure and rationale : Minnesota's critical choices / Andrew von Hirsch
  • The sentencing commission's empirical research / Kay A. Knapp
  • Organization and staffing / Kay A. Knapp
  • Implementation of the Minnesota guidelines : can the innovative spirit be preserved / Kay A. Knapp
  • Enforcing sentencing guidelines : plea bargaining and review mechanisms / Michael Tonry and John C. Coffee, Jr.
  • Appendix : a summary of the Minnesota, Washington, and Pennsylvania guidelines