HAWAII - REPORT TO THE NINTH LEGISLATURE ON HOUSE RESOLUTION NO 622 AND HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO 119, THE EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 1976

• NCJ Number: 39899
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 38 pages
• Corporate Author: Hawaii Dept of Social Services and Housing
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT RESPONDS TO THE RESOLUTION AND ATTEMPTS TO CLARIFY ISSUES CONCERNING PROPOSED MANDATORY SENTENCING IN HAWAII.

Abstract

THE REPORT FINDS FOUR MAIN ISSUES ABOUT MANDATORY SENTENCING: THE SCOPE OF ASSUMPTIONS USED IN ARGUMENTS CONCERNING MANDATORY SENTENCING; BASIC PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MANDATORY SENTENCING AND REINTEGRATION OF THE INCARCERATED INTO SOCIETY; THE EFFECTS OF MANDATORY SENTENCING ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND THE LIMITATIONS OF USING DATA TO STUDY MANDATORY SENTENCING. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE JUDICIARY, CORRECTIONS, AND PAROLE ON A COMMITTEE DISCUSSING MANDATORY SENTENCING OPPOSE IT. A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION AND STATISTICAL TABLES ARE INCLUDED....TWH