Intermediate Sanctions in Sentencing Guidelines

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Intermediate Sanctions in Sentencing Guidelines is written by Michael H. Tonry and published by DIANE Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0788174223 (ISBN 10) and 9780788174223 (ISBN 13).

Sentencing guidelines & intermediate sanctions are two of the most significant criminal justice policy developments in recent decades. Half the States have adopted or considered statewide guidelines; & in early 1997, sentencing commissions were at work in more than 20 States. Intermediate sanctions have proliferated since 1980. This report describes separately the past 20 years of the respective policy & research developments of sentencing guidelines & intermediate sanctions; & the modest efforts, to date, to combine the two. Includes suggestions of next steps that policymakers might consider. Tables & figures.