Fear of Judging
| Author | : Kate Stith |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 302 |
| Release | : 1998-10 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226774864 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226774862 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Fear of Judging by : Kate Stith
Download or read book Fear of Judging written by Kate Stith and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For two centuries, federal judges exercised wide discretion in criminal sentencing. In 1987 a complex bureaucratic apparatus termed Sentencing "Guidelines" was imposed on federal courts. FEAR OF JUDGING is the first full-scale history, analysis, and critique of the new sentencing regime, arguing that it sacrifices comprehensibility and common sense.
