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mandatory minimum sentencing: a standalone construct

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mandatory minimumsentencing1 CONSTRUCTMandatory minimumTONRY · COURTS AND SENTENCING

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Courts and sentencing

laws requiring at least a fixed prison term for specified offenses, removing judicial discretion to go lower.

In courts and sentencing, mandatory minimum sentencing refers to laws requiring at least a fixed prison term for specified offenses, removing judicial discretion to go lower. This meaning comes from Tonry (2009) in Crime and Justice.[1]

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  1. Tonry, M. (2009). The Mostly Unintended Effects of Mandatory Penalties: Two Centuries of Consistent Findings. Crime and Justice, 38(1), 65-114. https://doi.org/10.1086/599368

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