SENTENCING PROCESS - BETTER METHODS ARE AVAILABLE

• NCJ Number: 32325
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 39 Issue: 4 Dated: (DECEMBER 1975) Pages: 35-39
• Author(s): W EVANS; F S GILBERT
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE AUTHORS, U.S. DISTRICT COURT PROBATION ADMINISTRATORS, DECLARE THAT KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND TRIED TECHNIQUES ARE AVAILABLE TO SENTENCING JUDGES THAT CAN SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE THE SENTENCING PROCESS.

Abstract

THE SYSTEM DESCRIBED HEREIN, NOW IN USE IN THE PORTLAND, OR., DISTRICT COURT, INCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTENCE SERVICES, SENTENCING GUIDELINES, AVERAGE SENTENCE TABLES, PREDICTION DEVICES, AND A SENTENCING COUNCIL IN WHICH A PANEL OF JUDGES SHARE THEIR RESPECTIVE EXPERTISE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)