[Download] "Our Federal System of Sentencing." by Stanford Law School ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Our Federal System of Sentencing.
- Author : Stanford Law School
- Release Date : January 01, 2005
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 263 KB
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INTRODUCTION The federal system of the United States is based on the bedrock premise that the states bear the primary responsibility for criminal justice policy. States are better able to ensure that local communities can define crimes and set sentences according to the preferences of their residents. Indeed, it has long been recognized that criminal justice is at the core of state, not national, responsibility.