Guidelines Manual

Guidelines Manual
Author: United States Sentencing Commission
Publisher:
Total Pages: 596
Release: 2002
Genre: Sentences (Criminal procedure)
ISBN:

Recidivism Among Federal Drug Trafficking Offenders

Recidivism Among Federal Drug Trafficking Offenders
Author: United States Sentencing Commission
Publisher:
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2017
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780160938566

This report, Recidivism Among Federal Drug Trafficking Offenders, examines a group of 10,888 federal drug trafficking offenders who were released in calendar year 2005. These 10,888 offenders, who were all U.S. citizens, represent 42.8 percent of the 25,431 federal offenders who were released in calendar year 2005 and analyzed in the Commission's 2016 report, Recidivism Among Federal Offenders: A Comprehensive Overview. In the future, the Commission will release additional publications discussing specific topics concerning recidivism of federal offenders. This report would be useful to law enforcement, criminal psychologists and profilers, attorney, judges, policymakers, members of government and Congress, and committees concerned with drug trafficking and law enforcement. Additionally, students writing essays about Federal drug crimes may also be interested in this primary source book for essential research and facts. Related items: The Past Predicts The Future: Criminal History and Recidivism of Federal Offenders can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/past-predicts-future-criminal-history-and-recidivism-federal-offenders Alternative Sentencing in the Federal Criminal Justice System is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/052-070-07686-1?ctid=1103 Federal Probation: A Journal of Correctional Philosophy and Practice print subscription available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/727-001-00000-0?ctid= The Evolution of Los Zetas in Mexico and Central America: Sadism as an Instrument of Cartel Warfare available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/evolution-los-zetas-mexico-and-central-america-sadism-instrument-cartel-warfare

Police Drug Diversion

Police Drug Diversion
Author: Jason Payne
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Alcoholism and crime
ISBN: 9781921185953

"In 2006, the Australian Institute of Criminology assessed the effectiveness of state and territory drug diverson programs established by the Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative (IDDI) to reduce illicit drug users' contact with the criminal justice system. This report examines programs run by policing agencies. It looks at the structure and effectiveness of Australian state and territroy approaches to IDDI programs through comparison of offending behaviour before and after program attendance. The type and number of prior offences, Indigenous status, age, gender and compliance with intervention programs were examined as potential predictors of post-diversion levels of recidivism. While varying in significance between jurisdictions, these issues show their influence in affecting offender numbers, offending frequency, offence type and associated factors."--Backcover.

Mandatory Minimum Penalties for Drug Offenses in the Federal Criminal Justice System

Mandatory Minimum Penalties for Drug Offenses in the Federal Criminal Justice System
Author: Us Sentencing Commission
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2017-10
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780160944055

Using fiscal year 2016 data, this publication provides sentencing data on offenses carrying drug mandatory minimums, the impact on the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) population, and differences observed when analyzing each of five main drug types. In addition to reporting general data regarding the use of mandatory minimum penalties, the Commission also analyzed the functions performed by drug offenders as part of their offenses. This function analysis provides a more complete profile of federal drug offenders and examines the use and impact of mandatory minimum penalties on offenders with differing levels of culpability. Discover more products on this topic: Recidivism Among Federal Drug Trafficking Offenders The Past Predicts The Future: Criminal History and Recidivism of Federal Offenders Federal Probation: A Journal of Correctional Philosophy and Practice print subscription Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice resources collection

Handbook on Sentencing Policies and Practices in the 21st Century

Handbook on Sentencing Policies and Practices in the 21st Century
Author: Cassia Spohn
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2019-06-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0429650930

Sentencing Policies and Practices in the 21st Century focuses on the evolution and consequences of sentencing policies and practices, with sentencing broadly defined to include plea bargaining, judicial and juror decision making, and alternatives to incarceration, including participation in problem-solving courts. This collection of essays and reports of original research explores how sentencing policies and practices, both in the United States and internationally, have evolved, explores important issues raised by guideline and non-guideline sentencing, and provides an overview of recent research on plea bargaining in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Other topics include the role of criminal history in sentencing, the past and future of capital punishment, strategies for reducing mass incarceration, problem-solving courts, and restorative justice practices. Each chapter summarizes what is known, identifies the gaps in the research, and discusses the theoretical, empirical, and policy implications of the research findings. The volume is grounded in current knowledge about the specific topics, but also presents new material that reflects the thinking of the leading minds in the field and that outlines a research agenda for the future. This is Volume 4 of the American Society of Criminology’s Division on Corrections and Sentencing handbook series. Previous volumes focused on risk assessment, disparities in punishment, and the consequences of punishment decisions. The handbooks provide a comprehensive overview of these topics for scholars, students, practitioners, and policymakers.

Treating Drug Problems:

Treating Drug Problems:
Author: Committee for the Substance Abuse Coverage Study
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1992-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780309043960

Treating Drug Problems, Volume 2 presents a wealth of incisive and accessible information on the issue of drug abuse and treatment in America. Several papers lay bare the relationship between drug treatment and other aspects of drug policy, including a powerful overview of twentieth century narcotics use in America and a unique account of how the federal government has built and managed the drug treatment system from the 1960s to the present. Two papers focus on the criminal justice system. The remaining papers focus on Employer policies and practices toward illegal drugs. Patterns and cycles of cocaine use in subcultures and the popular culture. Drug treatment from a marketing, supply-and-demand perspective, including an analysis of policy options. Treating Drug Problems, Volume 2 provides important information to policy makers and administrators, drug treatment specialists, and researchers.

Economic Perspectives on Incarceration and the Criminal Justice System

Economic Perspectives on Incarceration and the Criminal Justice System
Author: Executive Office Executive Office of the President
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781537385297

Calls for criminal justice reform have been mounting in recent years, in large part due to the extraordinarily high levels of incarceration in the United States. Today, the incarcerated population is 4.5 times larger than in 1980, with approximately 2.2 million people in the United States behind bars, including individuals in Federal and State prisons as well as local jails. The push for reform comes from many angles, from the high financial cost of maintaining current levels of incarceration to the humanitarian consequences of detaining more individuals than any other country. Economic analysis is a useful lens for understanding the costs, benefits, and consequences of incarceration and other criminal justice policies. In this report, we first examine historical growth in criminal justice enforcement and incarceration along with its causes. We then develop a general framework for evaluating criminal justice policy, weighing its crime-reducing benefits against its direct government costs and indirect costs for individuals, families, and communities. Finally, we describe the Administration's holistic approach to criminal justice reform through policies that impact the community, the cell block, and the courtroom.