The Uniform Law Commissioners' Model Sentencing and Corrections Act: An Overview

Authors

Harvey S. Perlman, University of Nebraska College of LawFollow
Josephine R. Potuto, University of Nebraska College of LawFollow

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. General Approaches … A. The Need for Legislative Leadership and Responsibility … B. The Need for Specificity … C. The Need for the Rule of Law in Sentencing and Corrections

III. Major Underlying Themes … A. Establishment and Unification of Correctional Systems—Article 2 … 1. Overview of Article 2 … B. Sentencing—Article 3 … 1. Overview of Article 3 … C. Treatment of Offenders and Judicial Oversight—Article 4 … 1. Overview of Article 4 … D. Interests of Victims—Article 5

IV. The Drafting Process

V. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Harvey S. Perlman and Josephine R. Potuto, The Uniform Law Commissioners' Model Sentencing and Corrections Act: An Overview, 58 Neb. L. Rev. 925 (1979)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol58/iss4/2