NCJ Number
27033
Date Published
1974
Length
262 pages
Annotation
THROUGH THE EXAMINATION OF TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS, TAPING OF JUDGE SENTENCING SEMINARS, AND DIRECT INTERVIEWS WITH JUDGES, THE AUTHOR DEMONSTRATES FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE SENTENCING AND LEAD TO SENTENCING DISPARITY.
Abstract
THE TEXT OPENS WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE VARIOUS TYPES OF SENTENCING DISPARITY AND THE POSSIBLE SOURCES OF THIS DISPARITY. PRINCIPLES OF THE SENTENCING PROCESS ARE NEXT OUTLINED. FOUR LONG INTERVIEWS WITH FOUR VERY DIFFERENT JUDGES ARE PRESENTED, AS WELL AS SHORTER EXCERPTS OF INTERVIEWS WITH OTHER JUDGES. FROM THE CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM THESE INTERVIEWS, THE AUTHOR OFFERS HIS OWN SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGE IN OUR LEGAL SYSTEM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)