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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > courts > sentencing
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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > sentencing
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminal justice > sentencing
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and justice > sentencing

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sentencing  

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  • Sentencing is the imposition of punishment. After a defendant pleads guilty to a crime or is convicted as the result of a trial, the focus shifts from prosecution to the sanctioning of guilty defendants. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Sentencing]

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