Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Background, Legal Analysis, and Policy Options

Seghetti, Lisa M. ; Smith, Alison M.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Criminal justice;    Sentences (Criminal procedure);    Sentencing guidelines;    Mandatory sentences;   

RP-ID  :  RL32766
RP-ID  :  RL32766_2005Apr04

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

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.