Sentencing and Modern Reform: The Process of Punishment

By Liz Marie Marciniak

Sentencing and Modern Reform: The Process of Punishment provides a comprehensive overview of sentencing strategies in the United States. The curious citizen and the criminal justice student will both find the book to be a cogent source of knowledge. The book highlights the diversity in approaches used by states and the federal system in sentencing offenders. It presents a historical background of sentencing practices in the United States and details the goals and structure of various modern reforms, including a summary of the Supreme Court's scrutiny of sentencing reforms. An evaluation of whether the goals of reforms have been met is answered through a review of social science research, a consideration of monetary and social costs, and through interviews with professionals and a former federal inmate. The book also highlights recent calls to "reform the reforms" and describes how sentencing practices may be revised in the future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611637228
• ISBN13: 9781611637229
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 6.8"