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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Sentences (Criminal procedure)"”.
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Testing the selective chivalry theory in Iowa : gender sentencing of rural property offenders
1 PDF file (viii, 83 leaves ; 28 cm)
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A matter of principle and practice: the sentencing of Australian Aborigines in the Northern Territory Supreme Court 1974-1982
When an individual violates the criminal code of a western society, that society responds through the formal agency of the court by sanctioning the individual. The imposition of these sanctions implies the notions of discretion and decision making.
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A matter of principle and practice: the sentencing of Australian Aborigines in the Northern Territory Supreme Court 1974-1982
When an individual violates the criminal code of a western society, that society responds through the formal agency of the court by sanctioning the individual. The imposition of these sanctions implies the notions of discretion and decision making.
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The effect of multiple perpetrators on judgements of responsibility
… perpetrator; however, all perpetrators received sentences of similar lengths. Also, White respondents attributed more responsibility to the perpetrator than Black or ―other‖ respondents, and females gave longer sentences than males. It appears that the differing circumstances of the perpetrators …
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Immigration and sentencing: does geograhical region of citizenship influence sentence longevity?
… from the Mexican region was harsher than sentences given to defendants from the Caribbean region. Implications of the findings and directions for future research are discussed.
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A database of persons convicted of felonies in Washtenaw County, Michigan, 1990-2007
… violation resentencings for a total of 5,118 sentences. It contains demographics of defendants and the dynamics of their crimes and the sentencing process. Several official court reports in each case were examined.</p> <p>Preliminary descriptive and frequency analyses are reported to describe …
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Examining individual differences in attitudes toward the insanity defense
1 PDF file (viii, 79 pages)
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Examining the impact of changes in sentencing guidelines and offender demographics on sentencing of white collar offenders
Using the most recent data compiled by the United States Sentencing Commission and conducted within the conceptual framework of the focal concerns perspective, the current study investigates the impact of offender characteristics, case characteristics, and legally relevant factors on the sentencing …
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Juvenile Justice Sentencing: Are There Alternatives?
… numbers and younger juvenile offenders to adult criminal court, and to restrict discretion of the juvenile court judges. Social science studies have found that harsher punishments, transfers to adult criminal court and other measures do not work, but that comprehensive approaches which address …