Sentencing Matters (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)

Tonry, Michael

ISBN 10: 0195122933 / ISBN 13: 9780195122930

Published by Oxford University Press USA, 1998

About this Item

In this book Michael Tonry offers a comprehensive overview of research, policy developments, and practical experience concerning sentencing and sanctions. He will consider what we know about the effects of innovations of the past twenty years on sentencing disparities, and will consider what directions policy should move in the next twenty years. Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP; JPQB; LNAA; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 378. . 1996. Revised ed. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sentencing Matters (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195122933
• ISBN 13: 9780195122930
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Michael Tonry, an internationally recognized authority on criminology, offers in these pages a comprehensive overview of current research, policy developments, and practical experiences concerning sentencing and sanctions. He examines the effects of increased penalties and considers whether they have made America a safer place. Tonry contends that in order for sentencing to be fair and effective, comprehensive and defensible policies must be in place and mechanisms must exist to implement those policies. He also looks at mandatory penalties, community sanctions, and sentencing changes in other countries, and proposes sentencing policies for the twenty-first century.

Sentencing has been going through reform for over twenty-five years, yet political debate on the subject has changed remarkably little. By offering a complete survey of new developments in both research and policy, Sentencing Matters is certain to spark fresh dialogue on this divisive issue.

About the Author

Michael Tonry is Sonosky Professor of Law and Public Policy at the University of Minnesota, and editor of the journals Crime and Justice: A Review of Research and Overcrowded Times. He is the author or editor of several well-regarded books on crime and punishment.