In order to achieve these goals, numerous States have implemented an amalgamation of sentencing methods, which included indeterminate sentencing, mandatory minimum sentencing for some offenses, voluntary sentencing guideline, presumptive sentencing guideline, and the subject of this paper determinate sentencing. ... 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). ... Determinat...

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