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Extra-Legal Characteristics And Sentencing Disparity Among Federal Drug Offenders, Justin D. Galasso
Extra-Legal Characteristics And Sentencing Disparity Among Federal Drug Offenders, Justin D. Galasso
Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations
The development of the federal sentencing guidelines was made as an attempt to provide a uniform standard of sentencing procedure for defendants convicted within the federal legal system. Unfortunately, such unvarying policy has over the years birthed a system of sentencing that lacks equality among like defendants. The Supreme Court, in 2005, ruled that the sentencing guidelines were no longer to be compulsory during sentencing procedures, but rather act as an ancillary tool. The present study examines multiple legal and extra-legal variables and their influence on two aspects of imprisonment probability for federal drug offenders for the years of 1999-2006: …
Handcuffs Or Stethoscopes: A Cross-National Examination Of The Influence That Political Institutions And Bureaucracy Have On Public Policies Concerning Illegal Drugs, Chad Nilson
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation attempts to explain why cross-national variation exists in government approaches to dealing with illegal drugs. As other scholars have shown, several domestic and international political factors do account for some of this variance. However less is known of the effect that bureaucratic dominance and political institutions may have on drug policy. This research argues that bureaucrats define problems in ways that make their services the best possible solution to policymakers. Mediating the ability of bureaucrats to influence drug policy outcomes are political institutions. Certain institutional structures foster a competitive policymaking environment while others foster a more cooperative policymaking …
Fool Me Once, Shame On You. Fool Me Twice, Shame On Me: Learning From The Events Of 9/11, Kyle Burgardt
Fool Me Once, Shame On You. Fool Me Twice, Shame On Me: Learning From The Events Of 9/11, Kyle Burgardt
Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)
How could the devastating Islamist terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 occur on American soil? The answer lies in part in the failed policies of the US government in the fields of anti-terrorism and counterterrorism. I will argue that the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission) is best way to prevent future terrorist attacks from occurring on American soil. The recommendations of this commission should be implemented because of the expertise of those involved in the commission, as well as the bipartisan support in Congress for these essential recommendations. …