Social Worlds of Sentencing

Social Worlds of SentencingCombines quantitative and qualitative data in a careful investigation of sentencing processes and context under Pennsylvania's sentencing guidelines. Many states and the federal system have embraced sentencing guidelines as a mechanism of sentencing reform. This book draws from interactionist theories of organizations, and James Eisenstein's depiction of courts as communities, to frame an investigation of sentencing disparity, case processing, and

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This landmark book presents the contributions of African Americans past and present to understanding crime

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