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FLAT-TIME PRISON SENTENCES - A PROPOSAL FOR SWIFT, CERTAIN, AND EVEN-HANDED JUSTICE

NCJ Number
38251
Author(s)
D FOGEL
Date Published
1975
Length
12 pages
Annotation
THE PROVISIONS AND BENEFITS OF FLAT-TIME SENTENCING SCHEMES ARE DESCRIBED IN A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER FORMAT - THE EFFECTS OF FLAT-TIME ON PAROLE AND PROBATION SERVICES AND ON THE APPEAL PROCESS ARE PESENTED.
Abstract
SOCIETY, OFFENDERS, VICTIMS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, CIVIL LIBERTARIANS, PRISON GUARDS, AND REHABILITATION PROFESSIONALS WOULD ALL BENEFIT BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FLAT-TIME SENTENCING, ACCORDING TO THE PAMPHLET.

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