U. S. Sentencing Commission
2005 Annual Report

 

Table of Contents

U.S. Sentencing Commission - Year In Review
Chapter One - Commission Overview
Introduction
A Brief History of Federal Sentencing Reform
Agency Overview
Commissioners
Organization
Staffing
Budget and Expenditures
Chapter Two - The Sentencing Guidelines
Guideline Amendments
    Amendments Promulgated
  Policy Teams
Antitrust Policy Team
Aggravated Identify Theft Policy Team
  Advisory Groups
Practitioners Advisory Group
Probation Officers Advisory Group
Assistance to Congress
Chapter Three - Legal Issues
Introduction
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on Sentencing Issues
Decisions
Petition for Certiorari Filed
Decisions of the United States Courts of Appeals
Post-Booker Decisions
Firearms
Immigration
Obstruction of Justice
Chapter Four - Guideline Training and Education
Internet Web Site
Public Information
Publications and Training Materials
Training
Circuit and District-Based Guideline Education
Fourteenth Annual National Seminar on Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Training New Appointees
Organizational Guidelines Training
"High-Tech" Approaches to Training
HelpLine
Calls Received in 2005
Temporary Assignment Programs
Chapter Five - Research
Statutory Requirements
Document Submission
Data Collection
Data Collection Issues
Summary of 2005 Findings
Sentencing Individual Offenders
Offender Characteristics
Organizational Sentencing Practices
Changes from Prior Annual Reports
Overall Organizational Data for Fiscal Year 2005
Appeals Data - Introduction
Overall Summary of Information Received
Offense and Offender Characteristics
Sentencing Data for Cases Sentenced Between October 1, 2004, and January 11, 2005
Guideline Cases Pre-Booker
Guideline Application Pre-Booker
Pre-Booker Departures and Sentences Within the Guideline Range
Drug Cases Pre-Booker
Immigration Cases Pre-Booker
Organizational Sentencing Practices Pre-Booker Data
Offense Characteristics in Pre-Booker Cases
Offender Characteristics in Pre-Booker Cases
Sanctions Imposed in Pre-Booker Cases
Appeals Data Pre-Booker
Summary of Information Received, Pre-Booker Cases
Issues and Guidelines Appealed Pre-Booker
Sentencing Data for Cases Sentenced Between January 12, 2005,
and September 30, 2005
Guideline Cases Post-Booker
Guideline Application Post-Booker
Departures and Sentences Within the Guideline Range Post-Booker
Drug Cases Post-Booker
Immigration Cases Post-Booker
Organizational Sentencing Practices Post-Booker Data
Offense Characteristics in Post-Booker Cases
Offender Characteristics in Post-Booker Cases
Sanctions Imposed in Post-Booker Cases
Appeals Data Post-Blakely
Summary of Information Received, Post-Booker Cases
Issues and Guidelines Appealed Post-Booker
Data Analyses for the Courts and Congress