ADVISORY/Unorthodox Sentences for Criminals Gain Popularity.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001 TOPIC: Facing overcrowding in jails and probation offices, some criminal court judges are turning to unorthodox sentencing. A story in the Washington Post cites a Virginia judge who recently ordered a convicted drunken driver to visit the grave of a man he hit-and-killed each year on the anniversary of the accident. Legal experts in the story say such personalized punishments grew out of the victim's rights movement. Though the experts' opinions differ on the effectiveness of such sentences, supporters reportedly argue that they satisfy community outrage and prove more rehabilitative than jail time, the story says. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Prof. Milton Heumann Milton Heumann is currently a Political Science professor II at Rutgers University. He received his B.A. from Brooklyn College and his M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Yale University. He taught at the University of Michigan before joining the Rutgers faculty in l98l. is a political scientist at Rutgers University Rutgers University, main campus at New Brunswick, N.J.; land-grant and state supported; coeducational except for Douglass College; chartered 1766 as Queen's College, opened 1771. Campuses and Facilities Rutgers maintains three campuses. . His expertise includes criminal sentencing. 732/932-9283 (University PR Phone). Laura Noonan is president of SIM/The Corrections Connection. She can offer expert comment on issues involving corrections and criminal justice. 617/471-4445 laura@corrections.net Brady R. Johnson is Senior Partner at the Law Offices of Brady R. Johnson with experience in Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the law and "anti-spam" legislation, criminal defense and civil rights litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . 206/548-9050 brj@fremontlaw.com Prof. Gregg Barak is a political scientist and criminologist crim·i·nol·o·gy n. The scientific study of crime, criminals, criminal behavior, and corrections. [Italian criminologia : Latin cr at Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University, mainly at Ypsilanti, Mich.; coeducational; founded 1849 as a normal school, became Eastern Michigan College in 1956, gained university status in 1959. who specializes in Criminal Justice Services. 734/487-3184 734/487-1849 (University PR Phone). ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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