The Challenge of Imposing Just Sentences Under Mandatory Minimum Statutes: A Qualitative Study of Judicial Perceptions

Social Sciences

• Qualitative Research 100%
• Legislation 100%
• Sentencing 100%
• Crime 50%
• Emotions 50%
• Qualitative Interview 50%
• Moral Dilemmas 50%

Keyphrases

• Statute 100%
• Mandatory Minimums 100%
• United States 40%
• Pragmatic Factors 40%
• Qualitative Interviews 20%
• Public Perception 20%
• Criminal 20%
• Alternatives to Incarceration 20%
• Moral Dilemmas 20%
• Criminal Sentencing 20%
• Systemic Factors 20%
• Moral Guilt 20%
• Judicial Discretion 20%
• Guilt Feelings 20%