02579nam 2200697Ia 450 991114481720332120241226110049.0978148334294814833429489781483302119148330211397814522750481452275041(CKB)2670000000339026(EBL)1160197(OCoLC)833764163(SSID)ssj0000787434(PQKBManifestationID)12342790(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000787434(PQKBWorkID)10817065(PQKB)10849270(MiAaPQ)EBC1160197(OCoLC)841479391(StDuBDS)EDZ0000104464232267(UkBuK)250247(EXLCZ)99267000000033902620080821d2009 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrHow do judges decide? the search for fairness and justice in punishment /Cassia Spohn2nd ed.Los Angeles ;London SAGEc2009Sage Publications US20081 online resource (xiv, 357 p.) illDescription based upon print version of record.9781322299945 1322299943 9781412961042 1412961041 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 StatesJudicial processPunishmentSentences (Criminal procedure)345.73/077Spohn Cassia556642MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911144817203321How do judges decide987463UNINA