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Editor's Note, Joseph A. Cernik
Cover, Joseph A. Cernik
Introduction By The Editor For This Issue, R. W. Hafer
Introduction By The Editor For This Issue, R. W. Hafer
Missouri Policy Journal
No abstract provided.
Contradictions In Missouri: Do Apologies Really Matter In Criminal Sentencing?, Grant J. Shostak, Ryan V. Guffey
Contradictions In Missouri: Do Apologies Really Matter In Criminal Sentencing?, Grant J. Shostak, Ryan V. Guffey
Missouri Policy Journal
Conventional wisdom provides that a criminal defendant who apologizes for wrongful actions committed may be shown mercy by the sentencing court. While some studies support the conventional wisdom, an apology sometimes has the opposite effect and results in a more severe sentence for the defendant. This study attempted to examine the effect a defendant’s apology had on a sentence handed down by a judge or commissioner sitting in the Circuit Courts of St. Charles County, St. Louis City, and St. Louis County, Missouri.
The Sweeping Changes Of Clean Missouri: Issues Of Redistricting Reform In Missouri, Debra Leiter
The Sweeping Changes Of Clean Missouri: Issues Of Redistricting Reform In Missouri, Debra Leiter
Missouri Policy Journal
In November 2018, Missouri citizens will vote on Amendment 1, also known as Clean Missouri. Clean Missouri focuses on ethics and political reform of the Missouri State Legislature, in the areas of lobbying, campaign finance, public records, and redistricting. This article briefly reviews the proposals of Amendment 1 and pays special attention to the issues of redistricting in Missouri. It places Missouri’s current redistricting system into context, offers an evaluation of the current system, and estimates the potential effects of the newly proposed redistricting system on political outcomes in Missouri.
Editor's Note, Joseph A. Cernik
Cover, Amy Morton
Introduction By The Editor For This Issue, R. W. Hafer
Introduction By The Editor For This Issue, R. W. Hafer
Missouri Policy Journal
No abstract provided.