| U.S. Sentencing
Commission - Year In Review |
| Chapter One -
Commission Overview |
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Introduction |
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A Brief History of Federal Sentencing
Reform |
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Agency Overview |
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Commissioners |
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Organization |
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Staffing |
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Budget and Expenditures |
| Chapter
Two - The Sentencing Guidelines |
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Guideline Amendments |
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Amendments Promulgated |
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Congressional Directive and Interest
Amendments |
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Circuit Conflicts |
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Technical Amendments |
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Policy Teams |
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Economic Crimes Policy Teams |
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Counterfeiting Policy Team |
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Identity Theft and Cellular Cloning
Policy Teams |
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Firearms Policy Team |
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Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons
Policy Team |
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Sexual Predators Act Policy Team |
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Drug Policy Team |
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Ecstasy |
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List 1 Chemicals |
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Methamphetamine and Amphetamine |
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Money Laundering Policy Team |
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No Electronic Theft Policy Team |
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Assistance to Congress |
| Chapter
Three - Legal Issues |
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Introduction |
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U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on Sentencing
Issues |
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Factors That Increase Statutory Maximums
Must be Determined by Jurors, Not Judges |
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Type of Firearm Under Firearm Statute
Penalty Provision Considered an Element of Offense and Not a Sentencing
Factor |
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Commencement of Supervised
Release |
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Decisions of the United States Courts of
Appeals |
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The "Safety Valve" |
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Criminal History |
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Possession of a Firearm |
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Truthfully Provide Information to the
Government |
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Eligibility for the Safety Value |
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Post-Koon Appellate Departure
Decisions |
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| Chapter Four -
Guideline Training and Education |
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Internet Web Site |
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Public Information |
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Publications and Training Materials |
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Training |
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Training New Appointees |
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Defense Attorney Training
Initiative |
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District-Based Guideline
Education |
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"High-Tech" Approaches to Training
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HelpLine |
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Calls Received in 2000 |
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Temporary Assignment Programs |
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| Chapter
Five - Research |
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Statutory Requirements |
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Data Collection |
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Data Collection Issues |
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Summary of 2000 Findings |
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Sentencing Individual Offenders |
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Offender Characteristics |
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Guideline Cases |
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Guideline Application |
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Departures and Sentences Within the Guideline
Range |
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Drug Cases |
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Immigration Cases |
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Summary |
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Organizational Sentencing
Practices |
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Changes from Prior Annual Reports |
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Offense Characteristics |
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Offender Characteristics |
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Sanctions Imposed |
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Appeals Data |
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Summary of Information Received |
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Issues and Guidelines Appealed |
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Offense and Offender Characteristics |
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Staff Papers |
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Data Analyses for the Courts |
