Special Report to the Congress
Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy

United States Sentencing Commission

February 1995


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Chapters 1 - 4 (.PDF)
Chapter 1 - Background and Methodology
Chapter 2 - Cocaine, Its Forms, Methods of Use, and Pharmacology
Chapter 3 - Cocaine Use and Public Health Issues
Chapter 4 - The Distribution and Marketing of Cocaine

Chapters 5 - 8 (.PDF)
Chapter 5 - Cocaine and Crime
Chapter 6 - The National Legislative and Law Enforcement Response to Cocaine
Chapter 7 - Sentencing of Cocaine Offenders
Chapter 8 - Conclusions and Recommendations

Appendix A - Summary of Public Hearings on Cocaine Sentencing Policy

Appendix B - Summary of Public Comment on Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Differential

Appendix C - Legal Challenges to Crack Cocaine Penalties

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