Historical Development of the Guidelines

The Organizational Sentencing Guidelines: Thirty Years of Innovation and Influence

August 2022

(August 2022) This publication summarizes the history of the organizational guidelines, several decades of trend...

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The Influence of the Guidelines on Federal Sentencing

December 2020

(December 2020) This report updates the 2012 Booker Report’s examination of the influence of the guidelines on the...

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Federal Sentencing: The Basics

Primer

September 2020

(Updated September 2020) This primer provides an overview of the federal sentencing system. For context, it first...

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Backgrounder

Historical Development of the Guidelines

Training Materials

Inter-District Differences in Federal Sentencing Practices

January 2020

(January 2020) This report examines variations in sentencing practices—and corresponding variations in sentencing...

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Intra-City Differences in Federal Sentencing Practices

January 2019

(January 2019) This report examines variations in sentencing practices—and corresponding variations in sentencing...

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Introduction to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines

Video

November 2012

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November 13, 2009

Press Releases

- United States Sentencing Commission to Hold Regional Public Hearing at University of Texas at Austin.

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May 22, 2009

Press Releases

- United States Sentencing Commission to Hold Public Hearing at Stanford Law School.

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February 3, 2009

Press Releases

- United States Sentencing Commission to Hold Public Hearing in Atlanta.

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January 13, 2009

Press Releases

- United States Sentencing Commission to Conduct Regional Public Hearings on Federal Sentencing Policy.

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Federal Register Notice of Final 2004 Priorities

September 2004

Amendment Cycle

Final Priorities

BAC2210-40/2211-01 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts AGENCY: United...

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Federal Register Notice of Proposed 2004 Priorities

June 2004

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Priorities

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Federal Register Notice of Final 2003 Priorities

September 2003

Amendment Cycle

Final Priorities

BAC2210-40/2211-01 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts AGENCY: United...

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Federal Register Notice of Proposed 2003 Priorities, Request for Comment

July 2003

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Priorities

BAC2210-40/2211-01 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts AGENCY: United...

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Survey of Article III Judges on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines

March 2003

Survey of Article III Judges on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Full Reports Final Report in one large PDF document...

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Historical Development of the Guidelines

Surveys

Reports

Research Reports

Notice of final policy priorities for amendment cycle ending May 1, 2003

September 2002

Amendment Cycle

Final Priorities

BAC2210-40/2211-01 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts AGENCY: United...

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Notice of Tentative Policy Priorities for amendment cycle ending May 1, 2003, published in the Federal Register on Friday, June 21, 2002

June 2002

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Priorities

BAC2210-40/2211-01 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts AGENCY: United...

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Federal Register Notice (September 19, 2001)

September 2001

Amendment Cycle

Final Priorities

BAC2210-40/2211-01 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts AGENCY: United...

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Federal Register Notice of Proposed Priorities and Request for Public Comment.

January 2001

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Priorities

BAC2210-40/2211-01 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts AGENCY: United...

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Survey of Public Opinion on Sentencing Federal Crimes

March 1997

MEMORANDUM FROM : Richard P. Conaboy, Chairman SUBJECT: Public Opinion on Sentencing Federal Crimes DATE: March 14, 1997...

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Historical Development of the Guidelines

Surveys

Reports

Research Reports

Survey: Public Perceptions and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines

March 1997

In this study, more than 1,700 citizens throughout the U.S. provided their opinions on "just punishment" and crime...

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Federal Register Notice of Proposed Emergency and Non-Emergency Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines for 1997

January 1997

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Amendments

BAC2210-40 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION SENTENCING GUIDELINES FOR UNITED STATES COURTS (NOTE DATE CHANGE FOR...

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United States Sentencing Commission Reprint Series: Volume II

September 1996

This publication provides selected articles highlighting the thoughts of the initial members of the Commission and staff...

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United States Sentencing Commission Reprint Series: Volume I

June 1992

This publication provides selected articles on the early years of the federal sentencing guidelines system. (June 1992)

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1987 Supplementary Report on the Initial Sentencing Guidelines and Policy Statements

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Historical Development of the Guidelines

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