Wisconsin Sentencing in the Tough-on-Crime Era

Wisconsin Sentencing in the Tough-on-Crime Era PDF

Author: Michael O’Hear

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres

Published: 2017-01-17

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 0299310205

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The dramatic increase in U.S. prison populations since the 1970s is often blamed on mandatory sentencing laws, but this case study of a state with judicial discretion in sentencing reveals that other significant factors influence high incarceration rates.