1. Moving Toward Determinate Sentencing
... only prison populations but probation and parole as well. (Cullen, & Gilbert,1982). According to the Sentencing Commission (2004) the proportion of probation sentences declined, while the rate of incarceration and length of sentencing increased when compared to pre-guideline era (United States Sentencing Commission, 2004, as cited in Getty, 2007). The federal determinate sentencing system used two forms of sentencing for ... ...
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