Robina Institute Blog
This blog provides timely updates and commentary on issues in sentencing law, criminal justice policy and practice, and other related issues in the field of criminal justice.
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This post is also published on The Crime Report Meek Mill, winner of the 2016 Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Album, made news in November when he was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violating probation. The judge cited a series of supervision violations...
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Many agree that probation is a good alternative to incarceration. There are several noteworthy benefits to probation: probation keeps individuals in the community and is more cost-effective compared to incarceration. With calls to decrease mass incarceration, it may make...
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The Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice is dedicated to engaging in research and education that intersects with policy and practice, specifically, in the areas of sentencing, probation, and parole. Each year, staff at the Robina Institute look forward...
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An offender’s record of prior convictions is a major sentencing factor in all sentencing systems, including all U.S. jurisdictions with sentencing guidelines -- offenders in the highest criminal history category often have recommended prison sentences many times longer...
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We need more evidence in the courtroom. Not the kind of evidence used to convict an offender, but the kind of social science evidence-based practices popular in other areas of the criminal justice system. Criminologists have developed smart policing and evidence-based...
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*This article will also be posted on the The Gender Policy Report at the University of Minnesota’s Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs. It is easy to overlook the presence of women in our prison system. After all, in Minnesota, women account for just over 7% of...
