1996 Annual Report
The complete 1996 Annual Report in .PDF format. To view individual chapters, see below.
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Table of Contents |
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| 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 Simplification | ||||
| Guideline Assessment | ||||
| Intensive Study Sample | ||||
| Criminal History | ||||
| Drug Offense Analysis | ||||
| Disparity Studies | ||||
| Comparing State and Federal Guidelines | ||||
| Guideline Amendments | ||||
| Introduction | ||||
| Amendments Promulgated | ||||
| Assistance to Congress | ||||
| Chapter Three - Legal Issues | ||||
| Introduction | ||||
| U.S. Supreme Court Decisions | ||||
| Certiorari Granted | ||||
| Decisions on Guideline Sentencing Issues | ||||
| Post-Koon Appellate Decisions | ||||
| The "Safety Valve" | ||||
| Significant Case Law on Organizational Defendants | ||||
| Data Analyses for the Courts | ||||
| Chapter Four - Guideline Training and Education | ||||
| Internet Web Site and Electronic Bulletin Board | ||||
| Public Information | ||||
| Publications and Training Materials | ||||
| Training | ||||
| Training New Appointees | ||||
| District-Based Guideline Education | ||||
| "High-Tech" Approaches to Training | ||||
| Hotlines | ||||
| Calls Received in 1996 | ||||
| Temporary Assignment Programs | ||||
| Appeals | ||||
| Chapter Five - Research | ||||
| Statutory Requirements | ||||
| Data Collection | ||||
| Data Collection Issues | ||||
| Sentencing Individual Defendants | ||||
| Primary Offense and Offender Characteristics | ||||
| Guideline Gases | ||||
| Guideline Application | ||||
| Departures and Sentences Within the Guideline Range | ||||
| Drug Cases | ||||
| Immigration Cases | ||||
| Summary | ||||
| Organizational Sentencing Practices | ||||
| Offense Characteristics | ||||
| Offender Characteristics | ||||
| Sanctions Imposed | ||||
| Appeals Data | ||||
| Summary of Information Received | ||||
| Issues and Guidelines Appealed | ||||
| Offense and Offender Characteristics | ||||
| Research Studies | ||||
| Just Punishment Study | ||||
| Prison Impact Assessment | ||||
| Research Papers for ASC Meeting | ||||
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