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Federal agencies
- U.S. Sentencing Commission. An independent agency in the judicial branch of government which establishes sentencing policies and practices for the federal courts, provides training, conducts research on sentencing-related issues, and serves as an information resource for Congress, criminal justice practitioners, and the public. See also Federal courts.
Sentencing reform
- The Sentencing Project (The Lindesmith Center): A national nonprofit organization promoting sentencing reform and alternatives to incarceration, particularly for indigent defendants.
- See also Criminal justice reform.
Articles &
reports
(in reverse chronological
order)
- "Alternative Punishments: A Judicial Council Seminar" by Teresa W. Carns. Alaska Justice Forum 10(4), Winter 1994.
- Rieger, Lisa. (Winter 1992). "Sentencing Commission Releases Second Annual Report." Alaska Justice Forum 8(4): 8-9.
- Appellate Sentence Review in Alaska. Anchorage: Alaska Judicial Council, January 1991; also published as an Alaska Law Review article, December 1990. A historical analysis of appellate sentence review in Alaska, and analysis of current benchmarks and guidelines for sentencing established by the appellate courts.
- A Re-evaluation of Alaska's Ban on Plea Bargaining: Executive Summary. Anchorage: Alaska Judicial Council, January 1991. Summarizes an analysis of data and interviews showing the career of Alaska's ban on plea bargaining and its interactions with presumptive sentencing and other changes into the justice system between 1975 and 1990.
Justice Center projects
Justice Center audiovisual products
- "Sentencing: A Delicate Balance" (videotape) written and produced by Antonia Moras. Videotape produced for the Alaska Court System. Anchorage: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2002. 20 min., VHS.