Trends in Sentencing of Federal Drug Offenders: Findings From U.S. District Courts 2002–2017

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This study uses 16 years (2002–2017) of federal criminal drug sentences from the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) to examine trends in two criminal sentencing outcomes: whether a defendant received a prison sentence and the length of a prison sentence. Logistic and ordinary least squares regression...

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Main Author: Testa, Alexander (Author)
Contributors: Lee, Jacqueline G.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of drug issues
Year: 2021, Volume: 51, Issue: 1, Pages: 84-108
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Sentencing
Federal Court
Punishment
drug crime
Drugs