Sentencing in Time

Exactly how is it we think the ends of justice are accomplished by sentencing someone to a term in prison? How do we relate a quantitative measure of time-months and years-to the objectives of deterring crime, punishing wrongdoers, and accomplishing justice for those touched by a criminal act? Linda...

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Main Author: Meyer, Linda Ross (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Amherst College Press 2017
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