Sentencing: Presentence Report
Origins Of The Psi, Content Of The Psi, Psi Case Law, Defense-based Presentence Reports
Considered among the most important documents in the criminal justice field, the presentence investigation report (PSI) has been the central source of information to sentencing judges since the 1920s. Its original purpose was to provide information to the court on the defendant's personal history and criminal conduct in order to promote individualized sentencing. With the advent of more punitive sentencing policies in recent years, the PSI has become more offense-focused and less individualized. Despite current trends, the PSI will likely remain a critical component of the American criminal justice system.
DANIEL MACALLAIR
See also CAREERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE: CORRECTIONS; PREDICTION OF CRIME AND RECIDIVISM; PROBATION AND PAROLE: HISTORY, GOALS, AND DECISION-MAKING; PROBATION AND PAROLE: PROCEDURAL PROTECTION; PROBATION AND PAROLE: SUPERVISION; SENTENCING: ALLOCATION OF AUTHORITY; SENTENCING: ALTERNATIVES; SENTENCING: DISPARITY; SENTENCING: GUIDELINES; SENTENCING: MANDATORY AND MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES; SENTENCING: PROCEDURAL PROTECTION.
CASES
Gregg v. United States, 394 U.S. 489 (1969).
Minnesota v. Murphy, 465 U.S. 420 (1984).
United States v. Schipani, 435 F.2d 26 (2d Cir. 1970).
Williams v. New York, 337 U.S. 241 (1949).
Williams v. Oklahoma, 358 U.S. 576 (1959).
Additional topics
- Sentencing: Procedural Protection - Constitutional Requirements At Sentencing, Constitutional Protections That Are Not Applicable At Sentencing, The Critique Of Williams And Its Progeny
- Sentencing: Mandatory and Mandatory Minimum Sentences - Types Of Mandatory Penalties, History And Legality Of Mandatory Minima, Impact Of Mandatory Minima On Prosecution And Sentencing Severity
- Sentencing: Presentence Report - Origins Of The Psi
- Sentencing: Presentence Report - Content Of The Psi
- Sentencing: Presentence Report - Psi Case Law
- Sentencing: Presentence Report - Defense-based Presentence Reports
- Sentencing: Presentence Report - Conclusion
- Sentencing: Presentence Report - Bibliography
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