Paying for the past the case against prior record sentence enhancements - Frase, Richard S.; Roberts, Julian V. (New York, NY Oxford University Press, 2019)
Introduction : prior record sentencing enhancements in context -- Retributive perspectives on an offender's criminal or crime-free past -- Prior record and the risk of recidivism -- What other factors indicate high or low recidivism risk? -- Are record-based enhancements a cost-effective and fair way to reduce crime? -- The effects of prior convictions on sentence severity / co-author Rhys Hester -- Adverse impacts on offense-based proportionality and prison-use priorities / co-author Rhys Hester -- Disproportionate impacts on minority offenders / co-author Rhys Hester -- Impacts of criminal history enhancements on prison bed needs and costs / co-author Rhys Hester -- The long arm of the law : look-back provisions -- Problematic components found in many criminal history formulas -- The model regime -- Appendix A : representative criminal history provisions in U.S. guidelines -- Appendix B : representative provisions from other common law systems -- Appendix C : some offender groups that may require special treatment.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Electronic books -- Recidivists -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- Social aspects -- United States