Determinate Sentencing: The Promise and the Reality of Retributive Justice (S U N Y Series in Critical Issues in Criminal Justice)

This book discusses in depth the rise and fall of the determinate ideal, once heralded as a replacement to the old order of criminal justice. Using new materials and combining political, empirical, and theoretical perspectives, Griset examines the attempt in New York State to establish determinate sentencing — “punishment for its own sake” — to replace the existing policy of rehabilitation. In portraying New York's experience against the backdrop of a national reform agenda, she analyzes the development and ultimate failure of a major social movement.Pamala L. Griset is Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services in Albany. Introduction -- Purpose And Power: A Historical Link -- The Birth Of The Determinate Ideal -- The National Movement For Determinate Sentencing -- The Attack On The Rehabilitative Regime In New York -- New York Embraces The Determinate Ideal -- Sentencing Guidelines New York Style -- The Fall Of The Determinate Ideal -- Conclusion: The Rhetoric And The Reality -- Public Hearings On Determinate Sentencing -- Interviews -- Chapter 711 Of The Laws Of 1983. Pamala L. Griset. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 195-201) And Index.