Retroactivity and Crack Sentencing Reform

Retroactivity and Crack Sentencing Reform

Thirty Years of Sentencing Reform: The Quest for a Racially Neutral Sentencing Process

As we approach the 21st century, the issue of racial discrimination in sentencing continues to evoke controversy and spark debate. Some researchers contend that crimes by racial minorities are punished more harshly than similar crimes by equally culpable whites; others argue that racial disparities in sentence severity reflect differences in crime seriousness, prior criminal record, and other l...

Retroactivity and administrative rulemaking.

Danforth, Retroactivity, and Federalism

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 I. A Very Brief Overview of Judicial Federalism in the Context of Criminal Process.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 II. Retroactivity Doctrine as Applied to Federal Constitutional New Rules.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Beyond Retroactivity to Realizing Justice: A Theory on the Principle of Legality in International Criminal Law Sentencing