Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ541956
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Seeking Justice in Federal Sentencing.
Purdy, Donald A., Jr.
Update on Law-Related Education, v21 n2 p31-35 Spr 1997
Reviews the creation and accomplishments of the 1984 Comprehensive Crime Control Act. The legislation established the United States Sentencing Commission that works to eliminate unwarranted disparities in sentencing and has abolished parole at the federal level. Discusses how the guidelines work. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Court Judges, Crime, Criminal Law, Due Process, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship, Freedom, Guidelines, Justice, Law Enforcement, Law Related Education, Punishment, Secondary Education, Sentencing, Social Control, Social Problems, Social Studies
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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