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2011
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2010 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics
U.S. Sentencing Commission (Washington, DC).
"[D]escriptive statistics on the application of the federal sentencing guidelines and . . . selected district, circuit, and national sentencing data" for fiscal year 2010 are provided (p. iii). Statistics are organized into the following areas: circuit and district statistics; primary offense and offender characteristics; sentencing information; guideline application; departures and sentences within the guideline range; drug cases; immigration cases; organizational sentencing practices; sentenc... Read More
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284 p.
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2011
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Kansas Sentencing Guidelines: Desk Reference Manual 2011
Kansas Sentencing Commission (Topeka, KS).
This manual “provides general instructions for application of the provisions of the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA)” (p.1). These sections follow an introduction noting 2011 legislative changes: the basics of sentencing guidelines; procedure prior to sentencing; crime severity levels; criminal history; presentence investigation reports; sentencing; appeals; community sanctions and postrelease supervision; retroactivity; some points of interest about the Guidelines for the sentencing cour... Read More
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105 p.
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2009
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2009 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics
U.S. Sentencing Commission (Washington, DC).
"[D]escriptive statistics on the application of the federal sentencing guidelines and . . . selected district, circuit, and national sentencing data" for fiscal year 2009 are provided (p. iii). Statistics are organized into the following areas: circuit and district statistics; primary offense and offender characteristics; sentencing information; guideline application; departures and sentences within the guideline range; drug cases; immigration cases; organizational sentencing practices; sentenc... Read More
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270 p.
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2008
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Assessing Consistency and Fairness in Sentencing: A Comparative Study in Three States
By Ostrom, Brian J.; Ostrom, Charles W.; Hanson, Roger A.; Kleiman, Matthew.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
National Center for State Courts (Williamsburg, VA).
The substantially differing sentencing guidelines systems in Minnesota, Michigan, and Virginia are examined. The systems range from strict observance (MN), to some judicial discretion (MI), to voluntary compliance (VA). Sections of this report in addition to an executive summary are: what the focus of this investigation entails; how the state guideline systems compare; why these states were chosen; what are the critical elements of these three states' sentencing guideline systems; why predictab... Read More
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18 p.
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2008
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State Sentencing Guidelines: Profiles and Continuum: States with Sentencing Guidelines Systems
By Kauder, Neal B.; Ostrom, Brian J..
Pew Charitable Trusts Center on the States. Public Safety Performance Project.
National Center for State Courts (Williamsburg, VA).
A review of sentencing guidelines utilized in the United States is provided. Sections of this publication are: introduction; what sentencing guidelines are; additional information online; and entries for 21 state commissions containing these elements -- profile, continuum criteria, purpose, and commission members.... Read More
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28 p.
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2008
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Examining the Impact of Ohio's Progressive Sanction Grid
By Martin, Brian; Van Dine, Steve.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
Ohio Dept. Rehabilitation and Correction. Bureau of Research (Columbus, OH).
Results are provided from an evaluation of post-prison progressive sanction guidelines. This report has these sections: abstract; executive summary; introduction; organization of report; empirical and theoretical foundations of graduated and progressive sanction models; the Ohio Progressive Sanction Grid and Violation Policy; research questions; research design and data sources; analytic strategy -- policy implementation; measures used in policy implementation analysis; results -- implementation... Read More
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129 p.
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2008
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Maryland Sentencing Guidelines Manual
Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy (College Park, MD).
Criminal cases originating in a circuit court are the focus of these guidelines. The following chapters are contained in this manual: scope; definitions; sentencing guidelines worksheet completion and distribution; case information; convicted offense information; offense score(s); offender score; determining the guidelines sentence range; overall guidelines range for multiple counts only; special applications in guidelines calculations; victim information; actual sentence completed by judge; de... Read More
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159 p.
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