Sentencing
LWVMD has Support for:
-sentencing based on the offense, the offender's previous record, aggravating or mitigating circumstances, and the impact on the victim.
statewide plea bargaining guidelines.
-sentencing guidelines which are
(a) evaluated continually by a panel of judges, legislators and others interested in sentencing, and
(b) expanded to include alternative sentencing.
-reporting judicial rationale for sentencing outside the guidelines.
-recognizing prison space as a limited resource reserved primarily for those who have committed serious or violent crimes, with the use of alternative sentencing for others.
(1985)