Criminal Law Field Placement Clinic Resource Guide
A research and guidance resource for student's in the NSU Shepard Broad College of Law Criminal Law Field Placement Clinic.
Florida Criminal Punishment Code
- Florida Criminal Punishment CodeThe Florida Criminal Punishment Code is the guideline scoring system used to determine sentencing for all felony crimes in Florida. Sentencing calculations are complex and critical aspects of criminal procedure. Score computations consider various factors that aggregate or mitigate a defendants sentencing score; and consequently, their prison time. Become familiar with the Criminal Punishment Code; including, levels of offenses, prior history considerations, aggregating and mitigating factors, and minimum sentencing scores that require mandatory prison sentences.
- Completing the ScoresheetInstructions taken from the Florida Criminal Punishment Code on how to complete a Scoresheet. Use these instructions to calculate a defendant's criminal score. This score will be used throughout negotiations and will be a determining factor should any sentencing be imposed.
- West's Florida Practice Series - An Overview of Sentencing in FloridaA treatise that explores all topics related to Florida sentencing. Use the table of contents located on the left side of the linked page to navigate to the section most related to any issue arising during sentencing. The treatise includes a detailed overview of common legal issues related to sentencing with links to the supportive case law that addresses each specific issues that previously arose in the Florida courts.
Sentencing Statutes Annotated
Negotiations
- ABA's How Court Works - Plea Bargaining"Many criminal cases are resolved out of court by having both sides come to an agreement. This process is known as negotiating a plea or plea bargaining. In most jurisdictions it resolves most of the criminal cases filed."
Negotiating Crime by Call Number: KF9619 .A72195 2019ISBN: 9781531000448Publication Date: 2019-10-01Negotiating Crime: Plea Bargaining, Problem Solving, and Dispute Resolution in the Criminal Context is the first textbook of its kind that covers all of the processes through which criminal cases are resolved in the United States beyond trials. Negotiating Crime brings together criminal procedure, current policy debates, and dispute resolution concepts to examine the practice of criminal law in the 21st century. The first half of the book is devoted to plea bargaining, first covering the basic caselaw, practice, policy concerns, and reform proposals. In addition, this section explains negotiation theory and applies it to the practice of plea bargaining. The second half of the book covers problem-solving and therapeutic justice courts, including drug courts and mental health courts, restorative justice, and juvenile justice. There is a set of 167 PowerPoint slides available upon adoption of this book. Click here to view a sample presentation. If you are a professor using this book for a course, please contact Rachael Meier at remeier@cap-press.com to request your slides.
