How Do Judges Decide?: The Search for Fairness and Justice in Punishment

by Cassia C. Spohn

Book Overview

How are sentences for federal, state, and local crimes determined?
Is this process fairly and justly applied to all concerned?
How have reforms affected the process over the last 25 years?

Offering a comprehensive overview of the sentencing process in the United States, How Do Judges Decide? The Search for Fairness and Justice in Punishment explores these questions and more. Author Cassia Spohn first discusses the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412961041
• ISBN13: 9781412961042
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.9"