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SENTENCING REFORM IN NORTH CAROLINA

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SENTENCING REFORM IN NORTH CAROLINA

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    1. SENTENCING REFORM IN NORTH CAROLINA Thomas W. Ross

    2. PROBLEMS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM JUDICIAL SENTENCES LOSING MEANING FELONS SERVING ONLY A FRACTION OF SENTENCE

    4. PROBLEMS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM JUDICIAL SENTENCES LOSING MEANING FELONS SERVING ONLY A FRACTION OF SENTENCE MISDEMEANORS SPINNING THROUGH SYSTEM PROBATION VIOLATIONS ESCALATING OFFENDERS REFUSING ALTERNATIVES TO PRISON PUBLIC CONFIDENCE ERODING

    5. THE FIRST STEP CREATION OF SENTENCING COMMISSION 23 INITIAL MEMBERS LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES

    6. LEGISLATIVE DIRECTIVES CONSTRUCT CORRECTIONAL SIMULATION MODEL CLASSIFY CRIMINAL OFFENSES RECOMMEND STRUCTURE FOR SENTENCING DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY CORRECTION STRATEGY CONSIDER OTHER POLICY ISSUES

    7. GOALS OF REFORM SET PRIORITIES FOR PRISON SPACE RESTORE TRUTH IN SENTENCING PROVIDE UNDERLYING RATIONALE FOR SENTENCING ENHANCE CONSISTENCY IN SENTENCING ENHANCE CERTAINTY IN SENTENCING MAKE EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES BALANCE SENTENCING POLICIES WITH RESOURCES

    8. PROCESS FOLLOWED COMPONENTS OF SENTENCING DECISION

    10. PROCESS FOLLOWED COMPONENTS OF SENTENCING DECISION SUBCOMMITTEES DEVELOPED PROPOSALS

    11. FELONY CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA*

    12. FELONY CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA*

    31. NC CRIME TRENDS INDEX CRIME RATES

    32. NC CRIME TRENDS VIOLENT CRIME RATES

    33. TRUTH IN SENTENCING RESTORED ANNUAL PROJECTIONS TO HELP PLAN PRISON CAPACITY NO PAROLE FOR OFFENDERS SENTENCED UNDER STRUCTURED SENTENCING PRISON CAP REPEALED VIOLENT OFFENDERS SERVING LONGER SENTENCES TOUGHER COMMUNITY PUNISHMENTS PUNISHMENT MORE CERTAIN AND CONSISTENT SENTENCING POLICY FORMULATED IN CONSIDERATION OF CORRECTIONAL RESOURCES THE N.C. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TODAY

    36. DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROJECTED PRISON POPULATION BY OFFENSE CLASS FELONIES ONLY

    39. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TOMORROW PRISONS WILL BECOME OVERCROWDED LAWSUITS WILL RETURN INCREASED RISKS TO CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS PROPOSALS FOR PAROLE WILL RETURN TRUTH IN SENTENCING WILL BE COMPROMISED HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WILL BE SPENT ON PRISONS AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR OTHER NEEDS

    40. ROLE OF THE SENTENCING COMMISSION MONITORING IMPACT ANALYSIS ANALYSIS OF NEW LEGISLATION RECOMMENDING MODIFICATIONS

    41. ADVANTAGES OF STRUCTURED SENTENCING PROMOTES TRUTH IN SENTENCING SETS PRIORITIES ALLOWS EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES ENHANCES CONSISTENCY AND CERTAINTY IN SENTENCING PROVIDES UNDERLYING RATIONALE FOR SENTENCING BALANCES POLICY WITH RESOURCES

    44. DISTRIBUTION OF FY 2007/08 CONVICTIONS AND SENTENCES WITHIN THE FELONY PUNISHMENT CHART (CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS SLIDE)

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