Sentencing Practices: Determinate Sentencing Law FY 1986/87

• NCJ Number: 120335
• Author(s): E T Cruz; K D De Witt; B M Hayward; L S Law; J A Browning Jr
• Date Published: 1989
• Length: 102 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: California Youth and Adult Correctional Agency
• Corporate Author: California Board of Prison Terms
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This report illustrates selected sentencing characteristics of the Determinate Sentencing Law (DSL), and the mandates of Penal Code 1170(f).

Abstract

In FY 1986/87, the Board of Prison Terms reviewed the records of 22,261 State prisoners with determinate sentences. This report examines the data according to region, type of crime, length of sentence, and numbers of convictions. It also describes Senate Bills which have amended the DSL since its beginning in 1977. 10 charts, 18 tables.