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Privatization Of Corrections: Defining The Issues, Ira P. Robbins
Privatization Of Corrections: Defining The Issues, Ira P. Robbins
Vanderbilt Law Review
Even as the public is demanding that more criminals be incarcerated and that their sentences be lengthened, the problems of America's prisons and jails continue to plague, if not overwhelm,us. More than two-thirds of the states are currently under court order to correct conditions that violate the United States Constitution's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. There are many important questions, but there are still no clear, satisfactory answers.
The last few years have thus witnessed diverse, controversial developments. Some, like the voluntary accreditation of correctional facilities by the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections, have begun to take root. Others, …
Crime And The Courts In England 1660-1800, Frank C. Shaw
Crime And The Courts In England 1660-1800, Frank C. Shaw
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Crime and the Courts in England 1660-1800 by J.M. Beattie
Punishment: Desert And Crime Control, Ernest Van Den Haag
Punishment: Desert And Crime Control, Ernest Van Den Haag
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Past or Future Crimes: Deservedness and Dangerousness in the Sentencing of Criminals by Andrew von Hirsch
Criminal Sanctions, Personal Civil Penalties, And Special Investigations Under The Federal Mine Safety And Health Act Of 1977: A Practitioner's Approach, Mark N. Savit
West Virginia Law Review
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Coming To Terms With Terrorism- Relativity Of Wrongfulness And The Need For A New Framework, Daniel H. Derby
Coming To Terms With Terrorism- Relativity Of Wrongfulness And The Need For A New Framework, Daniel H. Derby
Touro Law Review
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Hybrid Principles For The Distribution Of Criminal Sanctions, Paul H. Robinson
Hybrid Principles For The Distribution Of Criminal Sanctions, Paul H. Robinson
All Faculty Scholarship
Most criminal codes, and most criminal law courses, begin with the 'familiar litany' of the purposes of criminal law sanctions - just punishment, deterrence, incapacitation of the dangerous, and rehabilitation. We train and direct our lawyers, judges, and legislators to use these purposes as guiding principles for the distribution of criminal sanctions. The purposes are thus to guide both the drafting and interpretation of criminal statutes and the imposition of criminal sentences in individual cases. The purposes frequently conflict, however, as part I will demonstrate. Conflicts arise because each purpose requires consideration of different criteria; in some cases, a particular …