Determinate Sentencing: The Promise and the Reality of Retributive Justice (Suny Series in Critical Issues in Criminal Justice)

Griset, Pamala L.

ISBN 10: 0791405346 / ISBN 13: 9780791405345

Published by State Univ of New York Pr, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Determinate Sentencing: The Promise and the Reality of Retributive Justice (Suny Series in Critical Issues in Criminal Justice)
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791405346
• ISBN 13: 9780791405345
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

This book discusses in depth the rise and fall of the determinate ideal, once heralded as a replacement to the old order of criminal justice. Using new materials and combining political, empirical, and theoretical perspectives, Griset examines the attempt in New York State to establish determinate sentencing — "punishment for its own sake" — to replace the existing policy of rehabilitation. In portraying New York's experience against the backdrop of a national reform agenda, she analyzes the development and ultimate failure of a major social movement.

About the Author

Pamala L. Griset is Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services in Albany.