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FLAT-TIME - SERVING TIME IN PRISON - A NEW WAY IN ILLINOIS

NCJ Number
32550
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
Unknown
Length
11 pages
Annotation
EMPLOYING A QUESTION AND ANSWER FORMAT, THIS REPORT DISCUSSES THE WAY FLAT SENTENCING WOULD AFFECT SENTENCING, PAROLE AND PROBATION, THE RIGHT TO APPEAL, AND JUVENILES.
Abstract
THE MERITS OF FLAT SENTENCING ARE CONTRASTED TO THE EVILS OF INDETERMINATE SENTENCING.