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Issues of Consistency in the Federal Death Penalty: A Roundtable Discussion on the Role of the U.S. Attorney
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2001) 14 (1): 52–59.
Published: 01 July 2001
...Robin Campbell © The Ohio State University Issues of Consistency in the Federal Death Penalty A Roundtable Discussion on the Role of the U.S. Attorney Robin Campbell, Writer © Vera Institute of Justice, 2002. All Rights Reserved. Publication of the booklet from which this text stems...
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A Judge’s Attempt at Sentencing Consistency After Booker : Judge Jack B. Weinstein’s Guidelines for Sentencing
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2021) 33 (3): 173–183.
Published: 01 February 2021
...Carolin E. Guentert; Ryan H. Gerber Abstract This article examines how Judge Jack B. Weinstein, who served as a federal district judge in the Eastern District of New York for 53 years, approached the issue of consistency in sentencing after the Federal Sentencing Guidelines were rendered advisory...
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Consistency in NPAs and DPAs
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2008) 20 (5): 331–333.
Published: 01 June 2008
...David Debold; Kyle C. Barry © The Ohio State University Consistency in Non-prosecution and Deferred Prosecution Agreements: A Lesson from the World of Federal Sentencing One of the major objectives of the Sentencing Reform Act was consistency in sentencing. Like cases should be treated alike...
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An Insight into Uganda’s New Sentencing Guidelines: A Replica of Individualization?
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2014) 27 (1): 47–55.
Published: 01 October 2014
... on the scope and contents of the guidelines. This section addresses some important weaknesses confronting the Uganda guidelines. The article suggests that the Ugandan Taskforce crafted the guidelines on a loose definition of consistency which has given consistency as the main goal of the guidelines...
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Anticipating the Judicial Response to Ohio’s Proposed Statewide Sentencing Database
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2021) 33 (4): 244–246.
Published: 01 April 2021
... serious attempt to institute a statewide sentencing database must take into account these legitimate concerns. Ignoring them invites another quarter-century of justice delayed. © The Ohio State University statewide sentencing database access to justice proportionality consistency judicial...
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Judge Weinstein's Contributions to Sentencing Law
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2021) 33 (3): 153–154.
Published: 01 February 2021
...Carolin E. Guentert; Ryan H. Gerber Abstract This article examines how Judge Jack B. Weinstein, who served as a federal district judge in the Eastern District of New York for 53 years, approached the issue of consistency in sentencing after the Federal Sentencing Guidelines were rendered advisory...
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2025) 37 (2): 103–122.
Published: 01 May 2025
.... The authors call for a critical reevaluation of federal drug sentencing guidelines to promote fairness and consistency and call for further research on judicial discretion in driving sentencing disparities. [email protected] © 2025 The Ohio State University 2025 cocaine maritime drug law...
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A Qualitative Perspective on Alternative Sentencing Practices in Virginia
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2020) 32 (4): 221–224.
Published: 01 April 2020
...Anne Metz Abstract Virginia’s sentencing guidelines were implemented to increase consistency in the criminal justice system. Included in the guidelines is an option to divert low-risk, nonviolent drug and property offenders to punishments other than incarceration (alternative sentences), including...
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Jack Weinstein: Reimagining the Role of the District Court Judge
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2021) 33 (3): 163–167.
Published: 01 February 2021
... can use their position to advocate for and effect reform more broadly in the system they are called upon to administer – an example that some other judges already have embraced. In his scholarship, Judge Weinstein also has turned his critical lens inward and examined whether this work is consistent...
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War Crime Pardons and Presidential (Self-) Restraint
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2021) 33 (5): 313–318.
Published: 01 June 2021
... had all been charged by their military chains-of-command after sufficient evidence indicated culpability, and in two of the cases, military juries (“panels”) consisting of high-ranking officials with combat experience had convicted the officers and sentenced them to hefty federal prison terms...
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A Perspective on the Proposed Amendments to the Drug Distribution Guideline
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2014) 26 (4): 252–257.
Published: 01 April 2014
... levels in the Drug Quantity Table by two levels, but it does not alter the offense levels for distributions of the smallest and largest drug quantities. The amendment would be more internally consistent if the Commission simply reduced the offense levels applicable to the entire Drug Quantity Table...
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The Reform Commission
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2014) 26 (4): 258–262.
Published: 01 April 2014
... nimble strategy to advance reform consistent with the agency’s values but also in a way most likely to succeed. I then offer some insights into why the Commission is now asserting itself more strongly as to sentencing reform than it has in the past, a welcome trend that I hope continues. © The Ohio...
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Learning from European Punishment Practices—and from Similar American Practices, Now and In the Past
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2014) 27 (1): 19–25.
Published: 01 October 2014
... American practices that help to explain why some states have been able to maintain consistently low prison rates, or to lower their formerly high rates. One such practice is the use of sentencing guidelines combined with parole abolition, developed and monitored by an adequately funded independent...
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Lessons in Transforming Lives in Prison
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2014) 27 (1): 28–29.
Published: 01 October 2014
... decisions for the use of incarceration, based solely on the risk and needs of offenders, as well as having a consistency of purpose between jail and supervision after they leave custody, and less likely to commit another crime. To maintain their unique environment for positive change, the Germans trained...
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National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Report
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2011) 24 (1): 44–45.
Published: 01 October 2011
... confined in correctional facilities or under supervision in the community must be protected from sexual predators. They do not relinquish their fundamental human rights when they are incarcerated or otherwise constrained. They still have the right to be treated in a manner consistent with basic human...
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The U.S. Sentencing Commission's Best Response to Booker Is to Do Nothing
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2012) 24 (5): 387–393.
Published: 01 June 2012
... for sentencing and plea bargaining which should produce reasonable consistency within individual district courts. Different sentencing patterns between districts, and significant differences between regions of the country are inevitable and produce far less injustice than did the pre- Booker guidelines. ©...
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Sentenced to a Life of Debt: It Is Time for a Reassessment of How Bankruptcy Law Intersects with Fines and Fees to Keep People in Debt
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2022) 34 (2-3): 128–138.
Published: 01 February 2022
..., a time limit should apply to all forms of criminal justice debt. These changes would treat fines and fees more consistently with the standards that were in place for chapter 13 bankruptcy cases until the early 1990s and similar to debts for most federal and state taxes. © The Ohio State University...
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Three Key Findings on Legal Financial Obligations from the Survey of Adults on Probation
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2022) 34 (2-3): 203–205.
Published: 01 February 2022
...’ capacity to make the required payments. Importantly, we find that of the seven types of LFOs included in the SAP, restitution alone was consistently shown to be the LFO associated with missing a payment across model specifications. Although the SAP data are from 1995, research indicates the use of LFOs has...
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Reducing the Federal Prison Population: The Role of Pretrial Community Supervision
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2022) 34 (5): 327–333.
Published: 01 June 2022
...Christine S. Scott-Hayward; Connie Ireland Abstract Decades of research on the impact of pretrial detention demonstrates that pretrial detention has consistent negative impacts on case outcomes. In particular, in the federal system, detained defendants are more likely to be sentenced to prison...
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Advice for a New Sentencing Commission: Stronger Advocacy for Abolishing Mandatory Minimum Sentences
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Federal Sentencing Reporter (2022) 35 (1): 9–11.
Published: 01 October 2022
... as a counterweight to this lobby, recommending changes to Congress that promote individualized sentencing. The Commission should also address the issue by holding hearings around the country and by working with community groups, scholars, and other interested parties. Such actions are entirely consistent...
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