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extremists, or DVEs "motivated by a range of ideologies" pose an elevated threat in the United States in 2021, including "lone offenders," who pose significant challenges, "because of their capacity for independent radicalizationto violence, ability to mobilize discretely, a...
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Finally, she contends that distinguishing foreign relevant conduct and subjecting it to a special analysis is best viewed as a means of retaining a measure of discretion in a federal sentencing system struggling with both the potent effect of relevant conduct on sentences and the shrinking judicial...
Existing research shows a tendency toward efficiency in sentencing when judges have discretion over their choices of fines and prison terms. Guidelines place upper and lower limits on fines and prison terms and if binding, may change the way sentences are structured.;Using data on federal fraud ...
In fact, while overall agreement with guidelines recommendations increased only slightly after they were implemented, judges whose concurrence with guidelines was lowest prior to their adoption showed the largest increase in compliance afterward.;Sentencing disparity may result from either inconsistencies in ...
The primary objective of the guidelines is to prescribe like sentences for like defendants convicted of the same offense. The federal sentencing guidelines are based on real offense sentencing, which links "relevant conduct" or actual offense behavior to the sentencing process. In essence, the ...
The Sentencing Reform Act was created to eliminate sentencing disparity, but some sentences may affect one defendant more severely than another, based on the offender's personal characteristics. This study analyzed downward departures and offender characteristics under the federal sentencing guidelines and ...