The Empty Idea of Sentencing Disparity
5 Pages Posted: 8 Dec 2010
Date Written: August 30, 1997
Abstract
This brief commentary attempts to demonstrate how the United States Sentencing Commission’s a theoretical approach to sentencing led to many difficulties with the Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Keywords: sentencing, sentencing guidelines, criminal law, criminal law theory
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