TY - BOOK ED - United States Sentencing Commission. TI - Federal sentencing: the basics AV - KF 9685 .F434 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Washington, DC PB - United States Sentencing Commission KW - United States Sentencing Commission KW - Local KW - Sentences Criminal procedure KW - United States KW - Judicial discretion KW - Prison sentences N1 - "Jointly prepared in August 2015 by the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of Education and Sentencing Practice."; Shipping list no.: 2016-0052-P; Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-35); The evolution of federal sentencing since the 1980s --Overview of the federal sentencing process -- The nature of a federal sentence -- Basic guideline application --Appellate review of sentences -- Violations of the conditions of probation and supervised release --Guideline amendment process -- A brief overview of federal sentencing data -- Conclusion UR - http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo63622 UR - http://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/research-and-publications/research-projects-and-surveys/miscellaneous/201510_fed-sentencing-basics.pdf ER -