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Effective new Vera report on decade of sentencing policy trends

By Douglas A. Berman

The Vera Institute of Justice?s Center on Sentencing and Corrections has published this terrific new report titled "Criminal Justice Trends: Key Legislative Changes in Sentencing Policy, 2001-2010."  The report reviews key developments in sentencing legislation over the past decade, and here is how Vera summarizes its coverage: Since 2001, many state legislatures have changed their criminal sentencing policies, increasingly emphasizing approaches that are ?smart on crime.?  The three main areas of legislative reform involve redefining and reclassifying criminal offenses, strengthening alternatives to incarceration, and reducing prison terms.  This report is a reference for legislators, their staff, and other policy makers who may be considering or implementing similar changes in sentencing statutes and policies...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 28, 2010 (boomark / email).