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Sentencing Guidelines Council — The Sentencing Guidelines Council is a Non Departmental Public Body of the UK, created by s.167 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. It gives authoritative guidance on sentencing to the courts of England and Wales.ConstitutionThe Council is chaired… … Wikipedia
United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines — 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[1] in the United States federal courts system. The Guidelines do not… … Wikipedia
Federal Sentencing Guidelines — The Federal Sentencing Guidelines are rules that set out a uniform sentencing policy for convicted defendants in the United States federal court system. The Guidelines are the product of the United States Sentencing Commission and are part of an… … Wikipedia
Sentencing disparity — is defined as a form of unequal treatment (in sentencing) that is of often unexplained cause and is at least incongrous, unfair and disadvantaging in consequence. [ [http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record id=101 page=9 Alfred Blumstein, et al… … Wikipedia
sentencing council — A panel of three or more judges which confers to determine a criminal sentence. Sentencing councils are not as commonly used as sentencing by a trial judge @ sentencing guidelines Guidelines established by the U.S. Sentencing Commission to be… … Black's law dictionary
sentencing — sen·tenc·ing (sĕnʹtən sĭng) adj. 1. Relating to a judicial sentence: sentencing guidelines for juvenile defendants. 2. Being or relating to the one who pronounces a judicial sentence: “Prosecutors and sentencing judges alike try to deal with… … Universalium
sentencing — 1. adjective Relating to a judicial sentence. There were no sentencing guidelines for this crime. 2. noun The act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on someone convicted of a crime. After the verdict, the sentencing was not delayed … Wiktionary
Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy — Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, (MSCCSP), is an agency within the state government of Maryland, that sets guidelines which are used by Maryland circuit court judges in sentencing persons convicted of crimes in the state.… … Wikipedia
Criminal sentencing in the United States — In the United States, a judge sentences a person convicted of a crime. The length of the prison term depends upon multiple factors including the severity and type of the crime, state and/or federal sentencing guidelines, the convicted s criminal… … Wikipedia
New South Wales Sentencing Council — The New South Wales Sentencing Council is a body established by the New South Wales Government to provide guidelines and to promote consistency in sentencing of offenders in New South Wales, a state of Australia. The council provides advice and… … Wikipedia
