How do judges decide? : the search for fairness and justice in punishment - Spohn, Cassia (Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2002)
The goals of sentencing -- Sentencing options and the sentencing process -- How do judges decide? -- Sentencing disparity and discrimination -- Sentencing disparity and discrimination -- 30 years of sentencing reform -- The impact of the sentencing reform movement.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-329) and index.
Keywords: Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- United States; Punishment -- United States; Judicial process -- United States