
The Robina Institute’s work in Sentencing Law and Policy seeks to effect large scale and systemic improvements by providing direct assistance to jurisdictions exploring ways to advance their sentencing systems and by producing, encouraging, collecting, and disseminating policy-relevant research about the operations and effects of sentencing systems. This research looks at the impacts of sentencing systems on public safety, sentencing proportionality, racial and ethnic disparities, and imprisonment rates.
Recent Highlights
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Publication
Book Series: Crime and Justice
February 1, 2017
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News & Views from Robina
It’s Time to Rethink Probation Lengths in Minnesota
January 13, 2017
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Event
The Myth of Colorblindness: Race and Criminal Justice in Minnesota
December 16, 2016
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News
Robina Executive Director to Serve on MSBA Commission on Juvenile Sentencing for Heinous Crimes
December 9, 2016
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News & Views from Robina
Sentencing as a Human Process
November 4, 2016
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News & Views from Robina
Law School Student Representation of Clemency Applicants
October 26, 2016
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Report
Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission Length of Stayed Sentences: Sentenced 2014-15
October 17, 2016
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Policy Brief
Comparing Criminal History Enhancements in Three Jurisdictions
August 23, 2016
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News & Views from Robina
How Sentencing Guidelines and Other Reforms Can Reduce Unfair Penalties Imposed on Offenders Found Guilty At Trial
August 11, 2016
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News
Frase, Orfield, and Ruhland Quoted in Star Tribune on Racial Disparities in Twin Cities' Criminal Justice System
July 22, 2016
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News & Views from Robina
Homegrown Sympathizers and “Wannabe” Terrorists: Prevention, Just Deserts, and the War on Terror
July 13, 2016
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In Conversation
Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
June 7, 2016