Title

Determinate Sentencing And Administrative Discretion Over Time Served In Prison: A Case Study Of Florida

Authors

Authors

P. L. Griset

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Crime Delinq.

Keywords

GUIDELINES; Criminology & Penology

Abstract

The national movement for determinate sentencing, which began in the late 1960s, is rooted in two related principles: that the sentence imposed in court should bear a reasonable resemblance to the sentence served and that postconviction administrators should have little or no discretion over the duration of incarceration. This case study examines the forces that drove policymakers in Florida, where determinate sentencing was enacted in 1983, to violate both principles. In 1993, the state's determinate sentencing structure was revamped to rectify these fundamental deficiencies, but recent amendments suggest that the demise of administrative early release may be short-lived.

Journal Title

Crime & Delinquency

Volume

42

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-1996

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128796042001008

Language

English

First Page

127

Last Page

143

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1996UE05800008

ISSN

0011-1287

Recommended Citation

"Determinate Sentencing And Administrative Discretion Over Time Served In Prison: A Case Study Of Florida" (1996). Faculty Bibliography 1990s. 1632.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib1990/1632