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Developing Sentencing Guidelines in Massachusetts: A Work in Progress.
- Source :
-
Law & Policy . Jul98, Vol. 20 Issue 3. - Publication Year :
- 1998
-
Abstract
- Sentencing guidelines legislation is currently under consideration by the Massachusetts legislature. This paper discusses the process used by the Massachusetts Sentencing Commission in formulating the sentencing guidelines legislation. The conceptual model and key substantive considerations associated with the sentencing guidelines are summarized, with special attention to two salient issues - intermediate sanctions and mandatory sentencing and their relationship to the sentencing guidelines. The paper concludes with a discussion of the reactions to the guidelines legislation and the prospects for passage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CRIMINAL sentencing
*CORRECTIONAL law
*CRIMINAL procedure
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02658240
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Law & Policy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 4336245
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9930.00050