02371nam 2200601 a 450 991048038420332120170815171751.01-4833-0211-31-4522-7504-1(CKB)2670000000339026(EBL)1160197(OCoLC)833764163(SSID)ssj0000787434(PQKBManifestationID)12342790(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000787434(PQKBWorkID)10817065(PQKB)10849270(MiAaPQ)EBC1160197(OCoLC)841479391(StDuBDS)EDZ0000104464(EXLCZ)99267000000033902620121017d2009 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow do judges decide?[electronic resource] the search for fairness and justice in punishment /Cassia Spohn2nd ed.Los Angeles ;London SAGEc20091 online resource (377 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-29994-3 1-4129-6104-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-348) and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 - The Goals of Sentencing; 2 - The Sentencing Process; 3 - How Do Judges Decides?; 4 - Sentencing Disparity and Discrimination: A Focus on Gender; 5 - Sentencing Disparity and Discrimination: A Focus on Race and Ethnicity; 6 - The Sentencing Reform Movement; 7 - The Impact of Sentencing Reforms; References; Index'How Do Judges Decide?' is an ideal text for introductory courses on the judicial system, criminal law, law and society. It will help students understand patterns in the wide discretion and latitude given to judges within the US judicial system.Judicial processUnited StatesPunishmentUnited StatesSentences (Criminal procedure)United StatesElectronic books.Judicial processPunishmentSentences (Criminal procedure)345.73/077345.73077Spohn Cassia556642StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910480384203321How do judges decide987463UNINA