Chapter Eight Overview

• Overview of the Organizational Guidelines
• Chapter Eight of the 2023 Guidelines Manual
• Training Resources on Chapter Eight
• Primer on the Organizational Guidelines Fines
• Guideline Application Worksheets for Organizational Offenses

Sentencing Statistics

• Quick Facts on Organizational Offenders
• Datafiles for Organizational Offenders
• 2022 Sourcebook Tables and Figures
  • Organizational Offenders by Type of Crime - Figure O-1
  • Number of Organizational Offenders Over Time - Figure O-2
  • Organizational Offenders by Ownership Structure - Figure O-3
  • Organizational Offenders by Type of Business - Figure O-4
  • Size of Organizational Offenders by Number of Employees - Figure O-5
  • Fine and Restitution for Organizational Offenders by Type of Crime - Table O-1
  • Amount of Fine and Restitution Ordered for Organizational Offenders by Type of Crime - Table O-2
  • Application of Chapter Eight Fine Guidelines - Figure O-6
  • Chapter Eight Sentencing Components for Organizational Offenders - Table O-3
  • Culpability Factors Applied to Determine Fines Imposed on Organizational Offenders - Figure O-7
  • Culpability Factors for Organizational Offenders - Table O-4

Additional Resources

• Chair Saris Remarks Annual Compliance and Ethics Institute  (October 2013)
• Public Meeting Panel Discussion (November 2005)
• Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Organizational Guidelines (October 2003)
• The Sentencing Commission's Implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2003)
• 2001 Conference Paper by Vice Chair John R. Steer on the Organizational Sentencing Guidelines (February 2002)
• The Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations: A Decade of Promoting Compliance and Ethics (January 2002)
• Corporate Crime Symposium Proceedings Book (September 1995)
• Food & Drug Working Group Final Report (February 1994)
• Report from Advisory Group on Environmental Sanctions (December 1993)
• Supplementary Report on Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations (August 1991)
• Attorney Working Group Recommendations on Organizational Sanctions (May 1989)
• Discussion Materials on Organizational Sanctions (July 1988)