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Criminal Justice | Mandatory Minimum Sentences Are Ineffective in the War Against Drugs
Mandatory minimum sentencing laws require judges to impose fixed sentences for particular crimes, usually drug infractions. In the following viewpoint, Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), an organization dedicated to reforming the mandatory minimum sentencing laws, argues that inflexible mandatory minimum sentences are excessive and are used too frequently against low-level, nonviolent drug offenders. The safety valve provisions, which are supposed to prevent these small-time drug offenders from receiving excessively harsh sentences, are too narrowly drawn to help them, FAMM...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Does the Criminal Justice System Need Reform?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- The Grand Jury System Needs Reform
- The Grand Jury System Does Not Need Reform
- All Accused Criminals Are Entitled to a Robust Defense
- Lawyers Are Not Obligated to Defend Guilty Clients
- Terrorists Should Be Tried in a Military Tribunal
- Terrorists Should Be Tried in the Criminal Justice System
- The Juvenile Justice System Discriminates Against Minorities
- The Juvenile Justice System Does Not Discriminate Against Minorities
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 2: Is the Prison System Effective?
- Chapter 2 Preface
- Prisons Are Responsible for the Drop in Crime Rates
- Factors Other than Prison May Be Responsible for the Drop in Crime Rates
- Drug Courts Reduce Recidivism
- Drug Courts Are Counterproductive
- Prisons Should Rehabilitate Inmates
- Prisons Should Punish Inmates
- Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 3: Should Sentencing Laws Be Reformed?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Three-Strikes Laws Should Be Reformed
- Three-Strikes Laws Should Not Be Reformed
- Capital Punishment Should Be Abolished
- Capital Punishment Should Not Be Abolished
- Mandatory Minimum Sentences Are Ineffective in the War Against Drugs
- Mandatory Minimum Sentences Are Effective in the War Against Drugs
- Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 4: What Rights Should Be a Part of the Criminal Justice System?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- A Victims’ Rights Constitutional Amendment Is Necessary
- A Victims’ Rights Constitutional Amendment Is Unnecessary
- The Miranda Warning Impedes Law Enforcement
- The Miranda Warning Should Not Be Abolished
- The Exclusionary Rule Impedes Justice
- The Exclusionary Rule Should Not Be Abolished
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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