A general neglect of procedural law in favor of substantive law characterizes both the "sentencing revolution" in the United States of the late 1970s and 1980s, and current efforts to effect sentencing reform in China. The ultimate goal of justice in sentencing cannot be realized, however, without reform to both substantive and procedural laws. This paper attempts to facilitate sentencing reform in China though discussing the development, characteristics, successes, and failures of sentencing procedure in the United States, as well as the need and potential for procedural sentencing reform in China...
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