APPRAISAL OF SENTENCES IN RELATION TO PRISON UNREST

• NCJ Number: 842
• Author(s): G J REED
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF THE JUDICIARY, SENTENCING PROCEDURES IN PRISON UNREST, AND PAROLE CONSIDERATIONS.

Abstract

DISCREPANCIES IN SENTENCING PRACTICES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON PAROLE ELIGIBILITY ARE DISCUSSED TOGETHER WITH CRITERIA FOR GRANTING PAROLE AND A SUGGESTION FOR USE OF MORE INDETERMINATE SENTENCING.