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PROBATION OR PRISON - APPLYING THE PRINCIPLE OF THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ALTERNATIVE

NCJ Number
30997
Journal
Crime and Delinquency Volume: 21 Issue: 4 Dated: (OCTOBER 1975) Pages: 331-336
Author(s)
S RUBIN
Date Published
1975
Length
6 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF LEGAL PRINCIPLES CAPABLE OF REMEDYING DISPARITY AND UNJUST PRISON COMMITMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AND APPLIED TO SENTENCING.
Abstract
CASES APPLYING THESE PRINCIPLES AND SOME THAT DO NOT ARE CITED AND ANALYZED. PROPOSED CRITERIA OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS AND GOALS RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF THE LEAST DRASTIC ALTERNATIVE AND SUPPORTING PRACTICES ARE REVIEWED.

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