NCJ Number
47100
Editor(s)
J FERRY,
M KRAVITZ
Date Published
1978
Length
84 pages
Annotation
AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MATERIALS IN THE NCJRS DATA BASE WHICH DEAL WITH ALTERNATIVES IN THE SENTENCING OF OFFENDERS IS PRESENTED.
Abstract
ENTRIES INCLUDE SUCH MATERIALS AS BOOKS, JOURNAL ARTICLES, AND REPORTS DATING FROM 1972. THEY ARE GROUPED INTO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: (1) DETERMINATE SENTENCING (SENTENCES THAT STATUTORILY ATTEMPT TO MINIMIZE THE DISCRETION OF JUDGES AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICIALS); (2) MANDATORY SENTENCING (PENALTIES FIXED BY STATUTE FOR CERTAIN CRIMES); (3) INDETERMINATE SENTENCING (SENTENCING LAWS AND PRACTICES THAT ENABLE JUDGES AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICIALS TO USE DISCRETION IN DETERMINING SENTENCE LENGTH FOR OFFENDERS); (4) ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION (INNOVATIONS IN SENTENCING THAT PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES TO IMPRISONMENT); (5) SENTENCING DISPARITY (WIDE VARIATIONS AMONG SENTENCES IMPOSED AND AMONG ACTUAL PERIODS OF TIME SERVED BY OFFENDERS UNDER APPARENTLY SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES); AND (6) SENTENCING GUIDELINES (A SET OF CRITERIA DEVELOPED TO GUIDE JUDGES IN DETERMINING APPROPRIATE PUNISHMENTS FOR PARTICULAR OFFENSES AND OFFENDERS). WITHIN EACH CATEGORY THE ENTRIES ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR. INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE DOCUMENTS CITED FROM NCJRS. APPENDIXES CONTAIN LISTS OF SOURCES OF THE MATERIAL AND OF RESOURCE AGENCIES THAT ARE PERFORMING OR FUNDING RESEARCH IN THE GENERAL AREA OF SENTENCING.