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The Consequences of Mandatory Minimum Prison Terms: A Summary of Recent Findings

Barbara Meierhoefer, Paul J. Hofer

January 1, 1994

Using a growing body of data and scholarly research, this report examines whether federal mandatory minimum sentencing statutes have been successful in achieving the purposes of punishment.

FJC Directions, No. 3

Paul J. Hofer, Barbara Meierhoefer

May 1, 1992

A magazine that reported Center research and education activities in a concise format. In this issue of FJC Directions:

The General Effect of Mandatory Minimum Prison Terms: A Longitudinal Study of Federal Sentences Imposed

Barbara Meierhoefer

January 1, 1992

A report that examines the sentences imposed on federal offenders from 1984 through the first six months of 1990, a time during which the federal Sentencing Guidelines were promulgated and numerous mandatory minimum sentencing statutes were enacted.

FJC Directions, No. 1

Barbara Meierhoefer, Joe S. Cecil

April 1, 1991

A magazine that reported Center research and education activities in a concise format. In this issue of FJC Directions:

Sentencing Federal Offenders for Crimes Committed Before November 1, 1987

James B. Eaglin

January 1, 1991

An update of a 1985 revised Center publication describing the statutory federal sentencing alternatives for offenders convicted of crimes committed before the effective date of the U.S. Sentencing Commission's Sentencing Guidelines.

Home Confinement: An Evolving Sanction in the Federal Criminal Justice System

Paul J. Hofer, Barbara Meierhoefer

January 1, 1987

An evaluation of home confinement as an alternative to imprisonment in the federal system. The authors examined selection procedures and criteria, types of monitoring, the role of probation officers, and other elements of home confinement programs.

Punishments Imposed on Federal Offenders

Patricia A. Lombard, Barbara Meierhoefer, Anthony Partridge

January 1, 1986

Benchbook for United States District Court Judges, Third Edition [Superseded]

January 1, 1986

An ongoing compilation of information that federal district judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference. The Bench Book contains sections on such topics as assignment of counsel, taking guilty pleas, model sentencing forms, standard voir dire questions, and oaths.

Punishments for Federal Crimes

Anthony Partridge, Patricia A. Lombard, Barbara Meierhoefer

January 1, 1986

An abridged version of a larger compilation of data on punishments imposed on federal offenders sentenced between January 1984 and February 1985. Prepared for the U.S.

Sentencing Options of Federal District Judges [Superseded]

Anthony Partridge

January 1, 1985

A description of the statutory sentencing alternatives in the federal courts.

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Sentencing

The Consequences of Mandatory Minimum Prison Terms: A Summary of Recent Findings

FJC Directions, No. 3

The General Effect of Mandatory Minimum Prison Terms: A Longitudinal Study of Federal Sentences Imposed

FJC Directions, No. 1

Sentencing Federal Offenders for Crimes Committed Before November 1, 1987

Home Confinement: An Evolving Sanction in the Federal Criminal Justice System

Punishments Imposed on Federal Offenders

Benchbook for United States District Court Judges, Third Edition [Superseded]

Punishments for Federal Crimes

Sentencing Options of Federal District Judges [Superseded]

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