Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes : An Abbreviated Overview.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisons.

Constitutional law.

Bibliography.

Violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (125 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses Federal mandatory minimum sentencing statutes. Examines various types of mandatory minimums; sentencing guidelines and ideology behind sentencing; and constitutional boundaries involving cruel and unusual punishment, due process, and double jeopardy. Reviews mandatory minimum penalty provisions related to drug crimes, firearms offences, sex offenses, identity theft, and three strikes. Lists Federal mandatory minimum sentencing statutes, and includes bibliography.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes

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