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Mandatory Punishment

Mandatory Punishment is a type of legal sanction within punishment theory that belongs to the class of prescribed penalties, distinguished by its imposition of a fixed, non-discretionary consequence for a specified offense, thereby eliminating judicial flexibility in sentencing.

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19

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2017–2026

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Publications

28

Imprisonment Rates and the New Politics of Criminal Punishment

Franklin E. Zimring · Punishment & Society · 2001 · 94 citations

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The Mostly Unintended Effects of Mandatory Penalties: Two Centuries of Consistent Findings

Michael Tonry · Crime and Justice · 2009 · 87 citations

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Domestic Violence Offenders

Robert Geffner, Alan Rosenbaum · Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma · 2001 · 50 citations

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A rage to punish: the unintended consequences of mandatory sentencing

Choice Reviews Online · 1994 · 44 citations

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Mandatory Prison Sentences: Their Projected Effects on Crime and Prison Populations

Joan Petersilia, Peter W. Greenwood · The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-) · 1978 · 29 citations

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Authors

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  1. MT
    Michael Tonry

    University of Minnesota, United States

    2 publications · 116 citations

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  2. GT
    Gary T. Lowenthal

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    2 publications · 37 citations

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  3. MC
    Martin C. Ushkow

    University of Colorado Denver, United States

    1 publications · 29 citations

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  4. BL
    Benjamin L. Berger

    York University, Canada

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  5. PT
    Philippa Tomczak

    University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 26 citations

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Institutions

19

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    131 citations

  2. Institute of Criminology

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    62 citations

  3. Brooklyn Law School

    Brooklyn, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

  4. Eastern Michigan University

    Ypsilanti, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  5. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  6. Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Utrecht, Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  7. University of Colorado Denver

    Denver, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    29 citations

  8. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

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Venues

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  2. Osgoode Hall law journal

    3 publications · 40 citations

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  3. Crime & Delinquency

    2 publications · 49 citations

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  4. California Law Review

    2 publications · 37 citations

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  5. Federal Sentencing Reporter

    FSR · 2 publications · 45 citations

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