...Ronald Weich Judge Marvin Frankel’s 1973 book Criminal Sentences: Law Without Order launched a half century of robust debate and scholarship, but also inspired the unsuccessful Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. This article traces the poor decisions in Congress, the judiciary and the Justice...

... that the Commissioners will think broadly (including by reexamining long-established assumptions) and act boldly. © 2022 Vera Institute of Justice. All rights reserved. 2022 Sentencing Sentencing Commission Guidelines Sentencing Reform Criminal Justice Reform Crime Politics Congress EDITORS...

...Douglas A. Berman The landmark First Step Act was given a name intended to signal that additional criminal justice reforms should be a continued focus for federal policy makers. But more than three years later, Congress has yet to pass any new sentencing reform laws. The introduction to the April...

... was set up the way it was. During the second and dominant phase, which lasted for roughly two decades, from 1986 until 2007, the Commission played a weak supporting role to the political actors who oversaw its work, with Congress largely controlling its output. This period was characterized by political...

...Steven L. Chanenson We are at a notable moment to contemplate federal sentencing. Fifteen years ago, the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in United States v. Booker . Just over 25 years ago, Congress passed and the President signed the 1994 Crime Bill. By looking backward and learning...

... the continued constitutional fallout from Blakely , and the current policy debates that have come to define modern sentencing systems. © 2014 Vera Institute of Justice 2014 Sentencing punishment crime Blakely Supreme Court mass incarceration sentencing guidelines Congress Sentencing Commission...