1. Cultural Diversity and Criminal Justice
... range specified in a chart or grid) based on a) offense severity and b) the offender's past criminal record. Deviations from the parole guideline ranges were granted by written request (Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1996). Furthermore, in responding to public demand for harsher and more certain punishment, the United States Congress passed the 1984 ... by prosecutors, together with whatever concessions may be made during plea negotiations. Since responsibility for determining the initial charges, and for plea negotiations, is vested in the prosecutor, sentencing discretion has shifted fro...
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