SOC 131 Final: Review sheet for Final Exam w/ Answers
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No, because under the 14th amendment there is equal protection, and there were many inequalities in the oklahoma sentencing regime. (white collar crime vs blue collar) What forces led to the implementation of mandatory minimum sentencing practices in the 1970"s and 1980"s? (quiet rebellion) the necessity to achieve the institutional objectives of the system"s front line actors, The purpose of mandatory minimum sentences is to prevent the judicial trivialization of serious drug crimes. Before the advent of mandatory minimum sentences in serious drug cases, federal judges had unbridled discretion to impose whatever sentences they deemed appropriate, in their personal view, up to the statutory maximum. Because individual judges differ widely in their personal views about crime and sentencing, the sentences they imposed for similar offenses by similar defendants varied widely. Younger age groups (men 16-24) are more likely to commit crimes because they have more energy, passion, etc. (vandalism, teenagers).
