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U.S. Sentencing Commission - Year In Review |
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Sentencing Policy |
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Data and Research |
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Training, Education, and Public Information |
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Changes in Commission Membership |
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Chapter One - Commission Overview |
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Introduction |
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A Brief History of Federal Sentencing Reform |
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Agency Overview |
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Commissioners |
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Organization |
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Staffing |
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Budget and Expenditures |
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Chapter Two - The Sentencing Guidelines |
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Guideline Amendments |
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Introduction |
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Amendments Promulgated |
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Assistance to Congress |
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Other Policy Initiatives |
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Cocaine Sentencing Policy |
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Money Laundering Sentencing Policy |
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Economic Crimes Guidelines |
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Chapter Three - Legal Issues |
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Introduction |
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U.S. Supreme Court Decisions |
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Decisions on Guideline Sentencing Issues |
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Acquitted Conduct |
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Consecutive Sentence Requirement Under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) |
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Career Offender Guideline |
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Certiorari Granted |
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Decisions of the United States Courts of Appeals |
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Post-Koon Appellate Departure Decisions |
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The "Safety Valve" |
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Chapter Four - Guideline Training and Education |
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Internet Web Site |
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Public Information |
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Publications and Training Materials |
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Training |
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Training New Appointees |
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Defense Attorney Training Initiative |
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District-Based Guideline Education |
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"High-Tech" Approaches to Training |
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HelpLine |
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Calls Received in 1997 |
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Temporary Assignment Programs |
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Presentations |
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Chapter Five - Research |
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Statutory Requirements |
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Data Collection |
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Data Collection Issues |
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Summary of 1997 Findings |
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Sentencing Individual Offenders |
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Offender Characteristics |
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Guideline Cases |
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Guideline Application |
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Departures and Sentences Within the Guideline Range |
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Drug Cases |
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Immigration Cases |
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Summary |
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Organizational Sentencing Practices |
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Offense Characteristics |
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Offender Characteristics |
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Sanctions Imposed |
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Significant Case Law |
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Appeals Data |
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Summary of Information Received |
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Issues and Guidelines Appealed |
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Offense and Offender Characteristics |
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Research Studies |
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Departure Issues |
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Substantial Assistance Departures |
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Departures After Koon vs. U.S. |
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Disparity Issues |
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Advisory Panel on Disparity Research |
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Inter-Judge Disparity |
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Race and Gender Sentencing Disparity |
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Disparity Issues in the Circuit Courts |
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Intensive Study Sample |
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Research Presentations at the Annual ASC Meeting |
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Data Enhancement and Promotion |
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Prison Impact Assessment |
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Data Analyses for the Courts |
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Appendix A - Data Collection Issues |
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Assessing the Completeness of Commission Case Receipt |
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Changes in the Number of Defendants in 1997 |
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Characteristics of Cases Received After the District Submission Request |
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Assessing the Completeness and Representativeness of the Commission's Datafile |
