SENTENCING AND CLOSE-OUT

• NCJ Number: 36222
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 0 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Skyline College
• Sale Source: Criminal Justice Education and Training Resource System; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Publication Type: Instructional Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. 16 MINUTES, B&W, 1976. PRICE QUOTED IS FOR 3/4 INCH CASSETTE. ALSO AVAILABLE IN 1/2 INCH TAPE.

Annotation

PART OF A COURT PERSONNEL TRAINING PROGRAM, THIS VIDEOTAPE DISCUSSES THE PROCESS AND PROCEDURES OF SENTENCING AND DISPOSITION FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE JUDGE AND THE COURT'S SUPPORT STAFF.

Abstract

THIS TAPE IS BASED ON CALIFORNIA LAW AND MAY NOT APPLY TO OTHER STATES. IN AN INTERVIEW ON THE POWER AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE JUDICIARY IN SENTENCING, DISCUSSES A VARIETY OF ISSUES INCLUDING: THE JUDGE'S DECISIONMAKING PROCESS AND THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE IT, THE ROLE OF THE PRE-SENTENCE REPORT AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE JUDGE, AND THE PROBLEM OF SENTENCING DISPARITY AMONG THE JUDICIARY. FOR THE COURT'S SUPPORT STAFF, THE PROGRAM DRAMATIZES THE SENTENCING PROCESS AS IT OCCURS IN THE COURTROOM, REVIEWS THE IN-COURT DUTIES OF THE COURTROOM CLERK, AND TAKES THE VIEWER THROUGH THE POST-COURT AND DISPOSITION PROCEDURES FOLLOWED IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE AFTER THE SENTENCING. FOR THE COMPLETE SET OF THE SKLYINE COLLEGE COURT SUPPORT PERSONNEL PROJECT VIDEOTAPES, SEE NCJ-35823-25, 36202-28, 36230, AND 36231. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)