NCJ Number
150647
Journal
Wake Forest Law Review Volume: 28 Issue: 2 Dated: (Summer 1993) Pages: complete issue
Editor(s)
M L Sewell
Date Published
1993
Length
332 pages
Annotation
This symposium looked at the history of Federal and State sentencing reform, the Federal guideline sentencing system, the shift of sentencing power from the judge to the prosecutor, and the excessive use of mandatory minimum punishments.
Abstract
Symposium participants explored the role of Congress in sentencing, the U.S. Sentencing Commission, mandatory minimum sentences, and the search a for certain and effective sentencing system. Participants also examined the politics of sentencing reform, the legislative history of Federal sentencing guidelines, Federal criminal sentencing reform, the relation between Congress and the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and competing sentencing policies in the "war on drugs" era. In addition, participants considered sentencing guideline reform, sentencing guidelines in Minnesota and Washington, and the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission. Footnotes, tables, and figures