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Sentencing Law and Policy
Great sentencing pieces in 'New Developments in Public Defense Research" collection in <em>Criminal Justice Policy Review</em>
I just came across this great collection of articles under the title "New Developments in Public Defense Research," which appears in the July 2020, issue of the journal Criminal Justice…
Criminal
Great sentencing pieces in ‘New Developments in Public Defense Research” collection in <em>Criminal Justice Policy Review</em>
I just came across this great collection of articles under the title "New Developments in Public Defense Research," which appears in the July 2020, issue of the journal Criminal Justice…
Criminal
“Retroactivity & Recidivism: The Drugs Minus Two Amendment”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new US Sentencing Commission report. A summary of the report is provided on this USSC webpage and provides these…
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Distinguishing ‘Incorrigibility’ From ‘Transient Immaturity’: Risk Assessment in the Context of Sentencing/Resentencing Evaluations for Juvenile Homicide Offenders
Jaymes V. Fairfax-Columbo, Sarah Fishel (Drexel University), David DeMatteo (Drexel University), Distinguishing ‘Incorrigibility’ From ‘Transient Immaturity’: Risk Assessment in the Context of Sentencing/Resentencing Evaluations for Juvenile Homicide Offenders, 5 Trans.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Dare criminal justice reformers imagine SCOTUS without both Justice Alito and Justice Thomas?
Because there are no more juicy criminal law or sentencing cases left on the SCOTUS docket as an unusual Term winds down, I cannot help but spend time speculating about…
Criminal
“Judicial Authority under the First Step Act What Congress Conferred through Section 404”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new article authored by Sarah Ryan now available via SSRN. Here is its abstract:The First Step Act of 2018…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Sentencing Rape A Comparative Analysis"
The title of this post is the title of this new book authored by Graeme Brown for which I received an announce from the publisher offering a discount for SL&P…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Making the case against LWOP, the bigger and badder death penalty
This new NBC News commentary by Peter Irons makes the case for paying more attention to, and getting rid of, LWOP sentences. The piece's full headline highlights its themes: "A…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Rounding up some recent sentencing scholarship new to SSRN
In this space, I typically only flag "brand new" scholarship when if first appears on SSRN and which has not been previously available in print or elsewhere online. But I…
Criminal
Rounding up some recent sentencing scholarship new to SSRN
In this space, I typically only flag "brand new" scholarship when if first appears on SSRN and which has not been previously available in print or elsewhere online. But I…