NCJ Number
147886
Journal
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Volume: 17 Issue: 1/2 Dated: (Spring/Fall 1993) Pages: 91-106
Date Published
1993
Length
16 pages
Annotation
This is an investigation of the process of judges' sentencing in Korea.
Abstract
This study, based on examination of 313 fraud cases, proposes to: (1) identify the determinants of judges' sentencing; (2) contribute to the development of a methodology for the study of sentencing by showing how to conceptualize abstract research questions; and (3) identify the scope of an individual judge's discretion. Data analysis revealed several interesting points: (1) There is considerable discrepancy in sentencing among individual judges; and (2) The most important factor determining sentencing is the quantity of prosecution that prosecutors demand. Tables, endnotes, references