NCJ Number
189692
Date Published
October 2000
Length
402 pages
Annotation
The proceedings from the third national symposium on Crime and Punishment in the United States held in October 2000 by the United States Sentencing Commission are presented, focusing on Federal sentencing policy for economic crimes and new technology offenses.
Abstract
The United States Sentencing Commission held its third national symposium on Federal Sentencing Policy for Economic Crimes and New Technology Offenses in Virginia on October 12-13, 2000. This symposium continued the tradition of previous symposiums to discuss cutting-edge legal issues and exchange innovative ideas regarding current Federal sentencing policy. The purpose of the symposium was two-fold. First, it discussed sentencing policy for economic crimes generally and second, it discussed the impact of new technology on investigating, prosecuting, and sentencing economic crimes. The symposium would assist the Commission in rethinking how to best punish and formulate an effective and just sentencing policy for economic crimes. In addition, the symposium would assist in reassessing the application of criminal law, in particular Federal sentencing, to the world of cyberspace where the demand in technological innovations is rapidly increasing. Symposium proceedings are presented in detail. Appendix