Sentencing Reform and Prosecutorial Power: A Critique of Recent Proposals for "Fixed" and "Presumptive" Sentencing

Retroactivity and Crack Sentencing Reform

Misguided Guidelines: A Critique of Federal Sentencing

underwent a revolutionary but massively flawed revision of its approach to sentencing criminal defendants. Driven by concerns of disparate treatment and undue leniency in punishment, Congress created an independent agency, the U.S. Sentencing Commission, to formulate a new sentencing regime that would drastically limit the discretion of federal judges. The resulting body of law, known as the Se...

Thirty Years of Sentencing Reform: The Quest for a Racially Neutral Sentencing Process

As we approach the 21st century, the issue of racial discrimination in sentencing continues to evoke controversy and spark debate. Some researchers contend that crimes by racial minorities are punished more harshly than similar crimes by equally culpable whites; others argue that racial disparities in sentence severity reflect differences in crime seriousness, prior criminal record, and other l...

Summary. Sentencing law and sentencing decision making

The initial context of this research – judicial cooperation with regard to consistency in sentencing This dissertation is part of a research project in which the phenomenon of judicial cooperation in several areas of the law has been taken as a starting point. The concept of judicial cooperation describes informal structures and products thereof of judicial policymaking for the purpose of the s...

Alternative Sentencing : Statement Prepared for the United States Sentencing Commission

I appreciate the opportunity to testify before the United States Sentencing Commission regarding alternatives to incarceration. My remarks are intended as practical observations based on: (a) experience gained in my current position as Director of a community corrections program that provides reentry services to persons formerly incarcerated in Federal prisons, and that also serves as an altern...