NCJ Number
101729
Date Published
1986
Length
77 pages
Annotation
Excerpts from a report prepared for the U.S. Sentencing Commission to use in considering sentencing guidelines explain the project's methodology and provide statistics on immigration and citizenship offenders sentenced between January 1984 and February 1985.
Abstract
The project described in the document compiled information about punishments imposed on persons convicted of violating Federal criminal laws. Because it takes account of the impact of the parole system and good time allowance, it describes punishments imposed by the Government as contrasted with sentences imposed by judges. Data collection methods, benefits of the data for the Sentencing Commission, graph formats, bases of the estimates, and limitations of the data are explained. To illustrate how data are presented in the complete report, this document includes a chapter on individuals convicted of immigration and citizenship offenses, such as illegal entry and passport fraud. Tables and graphs.