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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: …
Press Freedom In Egypt, Amira Abdel Fattah Hussein
Press Freedom In Egypt, Amira Abdel Fattah Hussein
Archived Theses and Dissertations
In many countries, those who dare to criticize their governments, speak on behalf of a suppressed minority, or call for political or economic reforms are often portrayed as "traitors" trying to disseminate hatred and hostility and disturb national stability. In such cases, states that are often "equipped" with tailor-made national laws, remaining on alert to punish those who are courageous enough to challenge their governments can easily harass those who dare to defy the state's policies, measures or even orientation. As noted by James D. Seymour in his article Indices of Political Imprisonment, imprisonment is one of the most …