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1981

Imprisonment

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Commentary: The Imprisonment Decision--Why Not Try Something Old?, Joel H. Swift Nov 1981

Commentary: The Imprisonment Decision--Why Not Try Something Old?, Joel H. Swift

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A response to Professor Zimring discussing the procedures used in the sentencing process, focusing on the imprisonment decision. A more extensive use of "due process" type procedures at the sentencing stage is proposed.


Commentary: Imprisonment--The Misplaced Focus Of Sentencing Reform, Andrea Monsees Nov 1981

Commentary: Imprisonment--The Misplaced Focus Of Sentencing Reform, Andrea Monsees

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A response to Professor Zimring suggesting that imprisonment was a temporary adjustment to the loss of more productive forms of punishment and that it is an anachronism when used as the focus of sentencing reform.