[Download] "Reforming the Federal Sentencing Guidelines' Misguided Approach to Real-Offense Sentencing." by Stanford Law School * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Reforming the Federal Sentencing Guidelines' Misguided Approach to Real-Offense Sentencing.
- Author : Stanford Law School
- Release Date : January 01, 2005
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 258 KB
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INTRODUCTION All sentencing systems make use of information beyond the elements of the offense of conviction. This practice, known generally as "real-offense sentencing," is necessary because of the complexity and variety of criminal behavior and the need to keep criminal statutes relatively simple. Two defendants convicted of violating the same statute may be very different in terms of amount of harm caused, levels of personal culpability, and degrees of dangerousness to the community.