United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines Manual Incorporating Guideline Amendments Effective November 1 2009 And Earlier

Establishes sentencing policies & practices for the federal criminal justice system that will assure the ends of justice by promulgating detailed guidelines prescribing the appropriate sentences for offenders convicted of federal crimes. Contents: Authority & General Application Principles; Offense Conduct; Adjustments; Criminal History & Criminal Livelihood; Determining the Sentence; Sentencing Procedures, Plea Agreements, & Crime Victims¿ Rights; Violations of Probation & Supervised Release; Sentencing of Organizations; Statutory Index; & Selected Sentencing Statutes.

Incorporating guideline amendments effective November 1, 1995.

This document contains the text of the Guidelines Manual incorporating amendments effective November 1, 2023, and earlier. Subparts 1 and 2 of this Part provide an introduction to the Guidelines Manual describing the historical development and evolution of the federal sentencing guidelines. Subpart 1 sets forth the original introduction to the Guidelines Manual as it first appeared in 1987, with the inclusion of amendments made occasionally thereto between 1987 and 2000. The original introduction, as so amended, explained a number of policy decisions made by the United States Sentencing Commission ("Commission") when it promulgated the initial set of guidelines and therefore provides a useful reference for contextual and historical purposes. Subpart 2 further describes the evolution of the federal sentencing guidelines after the initial guidelines were promulgated. Subpart 3 of this Part states the authority of the Commission to promulgate federal sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary.

This book contains the official guidelines of the federal criminal sentencing polices established by the United States Sentencing Commission. The Federal Sentencing Guidelines are rules that set out a uniform sentencing policy for individuals and organizations convicted of felonies and serious (Class A) misdemeanors in the United States federal courts system. The Guidelines do not apply to less serious misdemeanors.