Download or read book Intermediate Sanctions in Sentencing Guidelines written by Michael H. Tonry and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sentencing guidelines & intermediate sanctions are two of the most significant criminal justice policy developments in recent decades. Half the States have adopted or considered statewide guidelines; & in early 1997, sentencing commissions were at work in more than 20 States. Intermediate sanctions have proliferated since 1980. This report describes separately the past 20 years of the respective policy & research developments of sentencing guidelines & intermediate sanctions; & the modest efforts, to date, to combine the two. Includes suggestions of next steps that policymakers might consider. Tables & figures.