Report to the Congress:
Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy

May 2002

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Chapter 1 - BACKGROUND

Chapter 2 - FORMS OF COCAINE, METHODS OF USE, EFFECTS, AND DEPENDENCY

Chapter 3 - THE EFFECTS OF PRENATAL COCAINE EXPOSURE

Chapter 4 - ANALYSIS OF UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION DRUG DATA

Chapter 5 - DEMOGRAPHICS OF FEDERAL COCAINE OFFENDERS

Chapter 6 - TRENDS IN DRUG PRICE AND USE

Chapter 7 - STATE SENTENCING POLICY AND PROSECUTORIAL DECISIONS

Chapter 8 - FINDINGS, DISCUSSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Appendix A - Model Guideline Amendment Implementing Recommendations Set Forth
in Chapter 8

Appendix B - Prison Impact of Recommendations

Appendix C - Data Sources and Methodology

Appendix D - Summary of Written Public Comment on Cocaine Sentencing Policy

Appendix E - Summary of Public Hearings on Cocaine Sentencing Policy