Criminal Justice : Laws, Issues & Sentencing Guidelines

This book examines various issues being contemplated by the criminal justice system, existing laws, and sentencing guidelines for criminal activity. Topics discussed include federal crime control issues in the 111th Congress; D.C. gun laws and proposed amendments; post-incarceration controls of convicted sex offenders; supervised release; criminal liability under wildlife laws for the 2010 oil spill; federal cocaine sentencing disparity and federal mandatory minimum sentences.