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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 Legislation Amendments |
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Amendments Addressing Issues of Commission Interest |
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Policy Teams |
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Drug Policy Team |
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Terrorism Policy Team |
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Section 5G1.3 Policy Team |
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Criminal History Policy Team |
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Cultural Heritage Policy Team |
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Advisory Groups |
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Practitioners Advisory Group |
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Probation Officers Advisory Group |
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Organizational Guidelines Ad Hoc Advisory Group |
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Native American Ad Hoc Advisory Group |
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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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Decisions of the United States Courts of Appeals |
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Post-Apprendi Appellate Decisions |
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Constitutionality of 21 U.S.C. § 841 |
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Sentencing Guidelines Enhancements |
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Section 2A3.2 (Criminal Sexual Abuse of a Minor Under the Age of Sixteen Years) |
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Section 2B1.1 (Larceny, Embexxlement, and Other Forms of Theft) |
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Calculation of Loss |
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Section 2D1.1 (Unlawful Manufacturing Importing, Exporting, or Trafficking) |
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Section 4B1.2 (Definition of Terms Used in Section 4B1.1, Career
Offender Guideline) |
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Section 5D1.3 (Conditions of Supervised Release) |
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Section 5G1.3 (Imposition of a Sentence on a Defendant Subject to an Undischarged Term of Imprisonment) |
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Section 5K2.0 (Grounds for Departures) |
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Circuit Conflicts |
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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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Organizational Guidelines Workshops |
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Workshops on Cultural Heritage Resouces Guideline |
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"High-Tech" Approaches to Training |
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HelpLine |
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Calls Received in 2002 |
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Temporary Assignment Programs |
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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 2002 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 |
