This work addresses the many changes in sentencing philosophy and practice that have taken place in the more than 40 years since these matters were first addressed in the Model Code. The project considers the contemporary controversy about the appropriate length of American criminal sentences and the present widespread dissatisfaction with the rules and procedures used to determine them. More information on the Code and Commentaries.

Reporter: Kevin R. Reitz, University of Minnesota Law School

Associate Reporter: Cecelia Klingele, University of Wisconsin Law School