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U.S. Sentencing Commission - Year In Review |
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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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Amendments Promulgated |
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Congressional Directive and Interest Amendments |
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Amendments Addressing Issues of Commission Interest |
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Circuit Conflicts |
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South Dakota Hearing |
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Policy Teams |
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Economic Crimes Policy Teams |
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Counterfeiting Policy Team |
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Money Laundering Policy Team |
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Sexual Predators Policy Team |
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Drugs Policy Team |
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Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons Policy Team |
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Assistance to Congress |
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Chapter Three - Legal Issues |
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Introduction |
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U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on Sentencing Issues |
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Standard of Review for Determining Consolidation of Prior Convictions for Sentencing Purposes |
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Certiorari Granted |
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Decisions of the United States Courts of Appeals |
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Post-Apprendi Appellate Decisions |
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Mandatory Minimum Sentences |
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Constitutionality of 21 U.S.C. § 841 |
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Sentencing Guidelines Enhancements |
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Length of Sentence |
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Section 1B1.4 (Information to be Used in Imposing Sentence) |
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Spousal Privileges |
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Section 2D1.1 (Unlawful Manufacturing Importing, Exporting, or Trafficking) |
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Statutory and Guideline Definitions of "Cocaine Base" |
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Estimation of Methamphetamine Quantity |
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Section 3A1.4 (Terrorism) |
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Section 5K2.0 (Grounds for Departures) |
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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 2001 |
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Temporary Assignment Programs |
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Symposium on Federal Sentencing Policy for Economic Crimes and New Technology Offenses |
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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 2001 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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Changes from Prior Annual Reports |
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Offense Characteristics |
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Offender Characteristics |
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Sanctions Imposed |
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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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Data Analyses for the Courts and Congress |
