The Implementation of the California Determinate Sentencing Law, Volume 1U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, Office of Research Programs, 1982 - Government publications |
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Adult Authority appear bargaining process behavior California consecutive conviction charges county jail courtroom participants crimes DA's deal decision defendants to prison defense attorneys determinate sentence law discretion discussion disposition process District Attorney drop effects enhancements expected formal gibility going rate GUILTY PLEA RATES impact implementation imposed increased prison rates ineligible for probation influence involved judge judicial lative legislation legislature Master Calendar median middle term months Moreover offense offer office policy parole passage past record plea bargaining plea negotiation plead guilty possible post-law period pre-trial conferences prior felony prior prison terms prison commitment rates prison sentences probation disqualifiers probation ineligibility provisions prosecutor public defender punishment rates of imprisonment relatively San Bernardino San Francisco San Francisco system Santa Clara sent to prison sentence bargaining serious served simply specified substantial suggest SUPERIOR COURT CONVICTIONS tence three counties three jurisdictions tion trend typically