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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > sentencing policy and legislation > truth in sentencing

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truth in sentencing  

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  • a phrase that conveys the intent to have convicted offenders serve the amount of jail or prison time to which they were sentenced. Truth in sentencing as a philosophy, expressed in numerous state laws enacted in the latter part of the 20th century, was a punitive response to the perception of victims and others that offenders were serving too little of the sentences given in court. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; Truth In Sentencing]

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