Sentencing Commissions

O'Hear, Michael M.

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Sentencing Commissions

Michael M. O'Hear

Marquette University - Law School

January 10, 2013

Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice, E. Gerben Bruinsma & David Weisburd, eds., Springer, 2013, Forthcoming
Marquette Law School Legal Studies Paper No. 13-05

Abstract:
This essay surveys the history and performance of sentencing commissions in the United States, and considers future directions for their development.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 21

Keywords: sentencing commissions, sentencing guidelines, criminal justice, Marvin E. Frankel, United States Sentencing Commission

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Date posted: January 12, 2013

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O'Hear, Michael M., Sentencing Commissions (January 10, 2013). Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice, E. Gerben Bruinsma & David Weisburd, eds., Springer, 2013, Forthcoming; Marquette Law School Legal Studies Paper No. 13-05. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2199095

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