EXECUTIVE COMMUTATION IN CAPITAL CASES

• NCJ Number: 2829
• Author(s): H BURNS
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 29 pages
• Corporate Author: Southern Illinois University Ctr for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

HISTORY AND POLICY OF PENAL CLEMENCY IN THE UNITED STATES.

Abstract

DISCUSSION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLEMENCY AND ITS ENVELOPMENT IN THE PARDONING POWER OF THE STATE. THE PROCESS AND EXERCISING POWER IS PRESENTED WITH EMPHASIS ON THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AND STANDARDS. APPENDICES INCLUDE A LISTING OF STATE COMMUTATION POWER AUTHORITIES AND GENERAL STANDARDS FREQUENTLY UTILIZED IN EXERCIZING THAT POWER. BIBLIOGRAPHY