The following classification for the types of sentence imposed comes from the Variable Codebook for Individual Offenders – Standardized Research Data Files for Fiscal Years 1999-2012 (U.S. Sentencing ...
More than four years ago, a Miami, Florida-based Forum member posted a question about an English-grammar book’s classification of sentences into five types, namely simple, compound, complex, ...
Legislation sets out broad rules which govern how judges and magistrates decide upon the sentencing of offenders. For instance, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 sets out, among other things, the rules on ...