Mandatory Minimum Sentences and the Impact on Women

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

This chapter of the research tends to develop an understanding and identify the reasons for conducting a research onto the identified topic. However, in the context of this paper this chapter would inculcate the notions relating to the mandatory minimum sentences. Moreover, this chapter also intends to develop an effective and efficient understanding of the impact on women of the framed mandatory minimum sentences. On a broader context this chapter will equip the reader to understand the primary notions as far as the whole context of mandatory minimum sentences are concerned, this also tends to gain importance when it infuses women into the nomenclature of the mandatory minimum sentences. Therefore, the nomenclature of this chapter tends to stand on the bricks of problem statement, background of the problem, rationale, theory along with research questions. Furthermore, this chapter also intends to chalk out the solutions to help address the underlines notions of the factors related to the subject identified above. This chapter not only in this research tends to be of vital importance but in any other researches it tends to hold its significant ground. It tends to hold significant place solely due to the fact that it serves as the face of the research. The reader will be able to gauge the understanding of the subject through this chapter. The understanding injected in the mind of the reader in this chapter will allow him or her to further understand the related notions associated with the subject.

Statement of the Problem

A mandatory minimum sentence is the lowest conceivable sentence allowed by law. The judges have much attentiveness in choosing sentences for convicts. Rules for judgment are given by the state lawmaking body and generally give the judge a range inside which they can give a legitimate judgment. In a few cases, the council recognized a wrongdoing genuine enough to give a mandatory minimum term of detainment or measure of fine. When all is said in done, this implies that a judge ought to never give a sentence a sentenced a wrongdoing that reflects fewer days imprisoned or lower than the mandatory minimum fine set by the state code. The judge must at present be judicious to give a higher sentence than the minimum needed. In this respect states have established a correctional code or an aide to criminal sentences. These rules serve as a kind of perspective for the criminal courts with the undertaking of executing sentences to sentenced hoodlums (Farrell, 2003) .

The aides give an extent in which a judge can pick a proper sentence dependent upon realities and specific qualities of the wrongdoer. In spite of this broad legal reasonability, a mandatory minimum sentence for offenses given the state governing body acknowledges genuine and insignificant penitentiary time must be satisfied on which the judge will have watchfulness in the matter. The legal reasonability was generally the refinement of criminal sentencing rules and was spoken to by the general population ...