Sentencing in the criminal justice system

The essays should include both analytical and descriptive contents, but the strongest essays will be those that provide more developed analyses. Each essay should include the following:
Identification/discussion of a concept, theory, empirical finding, etc., drawn explicitly from course texts and/or outside academic reference(s).
-Must use scholarly articles. ex google scholar, jstor, ebscohost
-Must be atleast 4 full pages of text

Please cover the topic of sentencing; ranging from mandatory minimums, determinate sentencing, sentencing guidelines,etc. Address the evolution/innovation of sentencing in the CJ system. Why its beneficial or not beneficial to have these guidelines…