The Direct and Indirect Effects of Offender Drug Use on Federal Sentencing Outcomes

Objectives The federal sentencing guidelines constrain decision makers’ discretion to consider offenders’ life histories and current circumstances, including their histories of drug use and drug use at the time of the crime. However, the situation is complicated by the fact that judges are required...

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Authors: Spohn, Cassia (Author) ; Kim, Byungbae (Author) ; Belenko, Steven (Author) ; Brennan, Pauline K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2014, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 549-576
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