{"product_id":"how-do-judges-decide-cassia-spohn-9781412961042","title":"How Do Judges Decide?: The Search for Fairness and Justice in Punishment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow are sentences for federal, state, and local crimes determined? \u003cbr\u003eIs this process fairly and justly applied to all concerned? \u003cbr\u003eHow have reforms affected the process over the last 25 years? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering a comprehensive overview of the sentencing process in the United States, \u003cstrong\u003eHow Do Judges Decide? The Search for Fairness and Justice in Punishment\u003c\/strong\u003e explores these questions and more. Author Cassia Spohn first discusses the overall concept of punishment and then analyzes individual aspects of it, including the sentencing process, the responsibility of the judge, and disparity and discrimination in sentencing. This Second Edition offers new information on the impact of sentencing reforms, including recent research and case law, updated statistics in tables and figures, and new boxed highlights. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelps students understand patterns in the wide discretion and latitude given to judges when determining penalties within the framework of the U.S. judicial system \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngages the reader with \"Focus on an Issue\" sections, which analyze key issues such as gender and sentencing (Ch.4) and the impact of race on sentencing for drug offenses (Ch.5) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines sentencing reforms and their impact, providing students with up-to-date information on how punishment is meted out in U.S. courts. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains boxed excerpts in each chapter from books and articles, with a variety of case studies on topics such as the O.J. Simpson murder trial, judicial surveys, and comparison of sentences in different jurisdictions by gender \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers new material on specialty courts and the prosecutor′s role in sentencing \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcludes each chapter with discussion questions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow Do Judges Decide?\u003c\/strong\u003e is an ideal text for upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses on the judicial system, criminal law, and law and society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cassia Spohn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1412961041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412961042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.25w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 206","brand":"Cassia Spohn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44254931419391,"sku":"9781412961042","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d13af40-435f-4f1c-9086-adc7266e4652.jpg?v=1694615146","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-do-judges-decide-cassia-spohn-9781412961042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}