Title

Criminal Sentencing In Florida: Determinate Sentencing'S Hollow Shell

Abstract

This study examines the destabilization of determinate sentencing in Florida. In retaining the form but rejecting the substance of the determinate sentencing model, Florida's punishment policy is today an unwieldy mix of the worst features of the indeterminate and the determinate ideologies. The discussion places recent policy changes, including the authorization of extraordinarily wide sentencing ranges and the abolition of appellate review, in the context of Florida's two-decade odyssey with determinate sentencing. The article is based on interviews with policymakers and practitioners, along with a variety of official and unofficial documents. The potential ramifications of other states following Florida 's lead are enormous and deserve scrutiny. © 1999 Sage Publications, Inc.

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Publication Title

Crime and Delinquency

Volume

45

Issue

3

Number of Pages

316-333

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128799045003002

Socpus ID

22644451845 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/22644451845

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