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This 5 page paper discusses sentencing disparities, federal guidelines in sentencing, and judicial discretion as it has evolved over the past two decades. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. The Strange Life of Federal Guidelines in Sentencing
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The law, as well intended as it is, can vary in regard to its application. The law is not always black and white in terms of its
intent. Interpretation is, in fact, a critical component of the legal process. Not surprisingly, judges are charged with this interpretation. Federal sentencing guidelines, however, have been established
to aid a judge in this process. Federal sentencing guidelines were introduced in November 1987. Some heralded these guidelines as
a means of establishing consistency in sentencing. Others argued that they were either too rigid or too lenient. Judges, despite what some might prefer to think, are trained
to do what they do. They go through years of schools and work in the legal profession before they ever don the black robe and take their seat behind
the courtroom podium. Seldom does a case proceed through the courtroom where there is not some degree of interpretation. One unfortunate consequence, however, has been a significant disparity
in sentencing. That disparity has been blamed on judicial discretion. In theory, when a crime is committed in the US and a
criminal is tried and found guilty of that crime they are subject to the same sentencing that any other criminal would be subject to given similar crimes. Many have
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