Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Background, Legal Analysis, and Policy Options
Description:
This report provides a summary of U.S. penal policy at the federal level. The report then discusses legislation that created the current federal sentencing structure, the different types of sentencing guidelines, and analyses of departures from the guidelines under the federal system and of possible policy options the 109th Congress may wish to consider if it chooses to address this issue.
Date:
April 4, 2005
Creator:
Seghetti, Lisa M. & Smith, Alison M.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department