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Some jurisdictions permit statements to express what they deem to be an appropriate punishment or sentence for the criminal. Others expressly forbid any proposal or suggestion on punishment or sentencing. Among other reasons, this is because the sentencing process is solely the domain of the judge who considers many more factors than harm to ...
Those in support of criminal justice reform perceive the issue to be an increase in surveillance and the use of draconian sentencing laws, especially within communities of color. While some researches claim that racial sentencing disparities are a reflection of differences in criminal activity, crime seriousness, and recidivism between ...
African-American children are overrepresented in juvenile hall and family court cases, [109] a trend that began during the War on Drugs. [8] From 1985 to 1999, admissions of blacks under the age of 18 increased by 68%. Some authors posit that the overrepresentation is caused by minority juveniles committing crime more often and more serious crimes.
Disgraced former senator Robert Menendez has letters of support from a convicted drug dealer, a US diplomat Cuba allegedly once tried to recruit as a spy and a former New Jersey mayor indicted on ...
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said Wednesday. Oct. 16, that his office is continuing to review new evidence in the Menendez brothers’ case, acknowledging that there is now ...
Brown, also convicted of child abuse, has a sentencing hearing that begins at 2 p.m. on Friday. Royer, convicted of first-degree murder, is scheduled to be sentenced next week on Thursday, court ...
Race has been a factor in the United States criminal justice system since the system's beginnings, as the nation was founded on Native American soil. [32] It continues to be a factor throughout United States history through the present, with organizations such as Black Lives Matter calling for decarceration through divestment from police and prisons and reinvestment in public education and ...
The cheerleader, 13, was murdered by Aiden Fucci on Mother’s Day 2021. She was stabbed 114 times. In a heartbreaking two days of sentencing, new details emerged in the case. Graeme Massie writes