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Sentencing fragments : penal reform in America, 1975-2025 / Michael Tonry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tonry, Michael H., author.
- Series:
- Studies in crime and public policy.
- Studies in crime and public policy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Corrections--United States.
- Corrections.
- Prison sentences--United States.
- Prison sentences.
- Imprisonment--United States.
- Imprisonment.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (315 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In lucid and engaging prose, Michael Tonry reveals the historical foundation for the current state of the American criminal justice system, while simultaneously offering a game plan for long overdue reform.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Sentencing Matters
- 2. Sentencing Fragments
- 3. Federal Sentencing
- 4. Sentencing Theories
- 5. Sentencing Principles
- 6. Sentencing Futures
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-045931-X
- 0-19-020469-9
- OCLC:
- 936290331
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