Federal Sentencing: The Basics
(Updated April 2020) This eLearning series provides an overview of the federal sentencing system in four parts, or modules. After completing the series, you will be familiar with the basic functions of the Commission, the sentencing process and influencing factors, as well as how sentencing guidelines are applied.
- Module I: The Evolution of Federal Sentencing
- Module II: Statutory Sentencing Provisions & The Federal Sentencing Process
- Module III: Basic Guideline Application
- Module IV: Revocation of Probation and Supervised Release
This eLearning series is based on the primer, Federal Sentencing: The Basics.
List of eLearning Programs:
- Federal Sentencing: The Basics
- Basics of Relevant Conduct
- Basics of Criminal History
- Basics of Organizational Guidelines
- Grouping Multiple Counts of Conviction
- Treatment of Multiple Prior Sentences
- 2018 Illegal Reentry Amendment
- 2016 Guideline Amendments
- 2016 Crime of Violence Amendment
- 2015 Guideline Amendments