QUANTITY, ROLE, AND CULPABILITY IN THE FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES

The United States Sentencing Guidelines ('the Guidelines') have had and continue to have a tremendous impact on federal sentencing practice. Because the Guidelines factor into every sentencing decision in the federal system,[1] it is important to the personal liberty of thousands of defend...

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Published in:Harvard journal on legislation 2014, Vol.51 (2), p.389-413
Main Author: [Unknown]
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Criminal Justice
Defendants
Freedom
Liberty
Narcotic Drugs
Narcotics
Offenders
Sentencing
United States
United States of America
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Summary:The United States Sentencing Guidelines ('the Guidelines') have had and continue to have a tremendous impact on federal sentencing practice. Because the Guidelines factor into every sentencing decision in the federal system,[1] it is important to the personal liberty of thousands of defendants and to the working of the federal criminal justice system as a whole that the Guidelines operate in a just way. Unfortunately, for the many narcotics offenders who come through the federal system every year', the Guidelines do not serve the ends of justice as effectively as they could. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0017-808X