Author: James Austin
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: sentencing, structured, assessment, national
Number of Pages: 156
Published: 2004-08-30
ISBN-10: 0788137344
ISBN-13: 9780788137341

Presents the findings of the first national assessment of sentencing reforms. This report offers lessons learned in the diverse efforts to structure sentencing over the past two decades. These lessons are offered in the context of a historical perspective of sentencing practices used in the U. S., with a discussions of the issues that led to the structured sentencing movement. They are based on a national survey of existing sentencing practices in the 50 States & the District of Columbia. Sources for further information. Bibliography. Charts & tables.

Author: Ricardo H. Hinojosa
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: manual, guidelines, commission, sentencing
Number of Pages: 677
Published: 2008-05
ISBN-10: 1422396452
ISBN-13: 9781422396452

Establishes sentencing policies & practices for the federal criminal justice system that will assure the ends of justice by promulgating detailed guidelines prescribing the appropriate sentences for offenders convicted of federal crimes. Contents: Authority & General Application Principles; Offense Conduct; Adjustments; Criminal History & Criminal Livelihood; Determining the Sentence; Sentencing Procedures, Plea Agreements, & Crime Victimsż Rights; Violations of Probation & Supervised Release; Sentencing of Organizations; Statutory Index; & Selected Sentencing Statutes.

Author: Douglas C. McDonald
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: sentencing, guidelines, summary, transition, race, federal, courts, matter
Number of Pages: 242
Published: 1993
ISBN-10: 0788114727
ISBN-13: 9780788114724

Examines racial & ethnic disparities imposed on federal offenders before & after implementation of sentencing guidelines authorized by the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, & the mandatory minimum imprisonment provisions of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. Patterns in sentences for whites, blacks, & Hispanics were analyzed by controlling for explanatory variables that may be correlated with race or ethnicity. 75 charts, tables & graphs.

Author: Unknown
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: sentencing, convicted, felons, practices, commission, guidelines, minnesota, summary
Number of Pages: 74
Published: 1991-08
ISBN-10: 1568068298
ISBN-13: 9781568068299

Author: Richard P. Conaboy
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: policy, sentencing, federal, cocaine
Number of Pages: 265
Published: 1997-08-01
ISBN-10: 0788146742
ISBN-13: 9780788146749

A study of federal sentencing policy as it relates to the possession & distribution of all forms of cocaine. Includes discussions on: the forms, methods of use, & pharmacology of cocaine; cocaine use & public health issues; the distribution & marketing of the drug (including prices, profits & revenues); cocaine & crime; the national legislative & law enforcement response to cocaine; sentencing of cocaine offenders; with conclusion & sentencing revision recommendations. Appendix includes legal challenges to crack cocaine penalties. Extensive bibliography. Charts & tables.

Author: Michael Tonry
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: guidelines, sentencing, sanctions, intermediate
Number of Pages: 73
Published: 1997-06
ISBN-10: 0788174223
ISBN-13: 9780788174223

Sentencing guidelines & intermediate sanctions are two of the most significant criminal justice policy developments in recent decades. Half the States have adopted or considered statewide guidelines; & in early 1997, sentencing commissions were at work in more than 20 States. Intermediate sanctions have proliferated since 1980. This report describes separately the past 20 years of the respective policy & research developments of sentencing guidelines & intermediate sanctions; & the modest efforts, to date, to combine the two. Includes suggestions of next steps that policymakers might consider.

Author: Unknown
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: sentencing, urban, texas, practices, sourcebook, dynamics, study
Number of Pages: 124
Published: 1993-09-30
ISBN-10: 0788104535
ISBN-13: 9780788104534

A descriptive profile of felons sentenced in urban Texas during calendar year 1991. In-depth data was collected on over 100 items of sentencing information -- including court processing, disposition, incident, sentence, & offender characteristics -- for a sample of over 7,700 offenders. The sample findings were extrapolated to the entire universe of over 58,000 offenders convicted in these counties. Explores the characteristics of victims affected by the crimes committed by the offenders studied. More than 50 charts & tables.