Feature Type: Homepage CarouselThe Commission has released its latest “Issue Papers” on Mandatory Minimums. Click the link to view it as well as other Issue Papers. Image: Featured Content Items: Issue Papers Issue Papers are intended to provide criminal justice partners and the general public with an overview of specific sentencing provisions under the District’s Sentencing Guidelines. 2021 Issue Paper 6: Mandatory Minimum Sentencing in the District of Columbia 2021 Issue Paper 5: Sentencing Enhancements 2020 Issue Paper 4: Impact of Misdemeanor Convictions on Criminal History Scores 2020 Issue Paper Number 3: Guidelines Compliant Sentences in DC 2019 Issue Paper Number 2: Long Split Sentences 2019 Issue Paper Number 1: Compliant in the Box Sentences 2012 Issues Paper Number 2: Probation under the DC Voluntary Sentencing Guidelines 2012 Issues Paper Number 1: The Importance of Departures Under the DC Voluntary Sentencing Guidelines 2011 Issues Paper Number 3: An Examination of Decay Factors Under the DC Voluntary Sentencing Guidelines 2011 Issues Paper Number 2: An Examination of Felony Assaults Sentenced in the District of Columbia in 2010 2011 Issues Paper Number 1: An Examination of Fine Proportionality in the District of Columbia 2010 Issues Paper Number 2: A Comparison of Felony Sentences for Drug Offenses in the District of Columbia in 1999 and 2009 2010 Issues Paper Number 1: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (UUV) Display Order: 5More Link: Read More
Issue Papers Issue Papers are intended to provide criminal justice partners and the general public with an overview of specific sentencing provisions under the District’s Sentencing Guidelines. 2021 Issue Paper 6: Mandatory Minimum Sentencing in the District of Columbia 2021 Issue Paper 5: Sentencing Enhancements 2020 Issue Paper 4: Impact of Misdemeanor Convictions on Criminal History Scores 2020 Issue Paper Number 3: Guidelines Compliant Sentences in DC 2019 Issue Paper Number 2: Long Split Sentences 2019 Issue Paper Number 1: Compliant in the Box Sentences 2012 Issues Paper Number 2: Probation under the DC Voluntary Sentencing Guidelines 2012 Issues Paper Number 1: The Importance of Departures Under the DC Voluntary Sentencing Guidelines 2011 Issues Paper Number 3: An Examination of Decay Factors Under the DC Voluntary Sentencing Guidelines 2011 Issues Paper Number 2: An Examination of Felony Assaults Sentenced in the District of Columbia in 2010 2011 Issues Paper Number 1: An Examination of Fine Proportionality in the District of Columbia 2010 Issues Paper Number 2: A Comparison of Felony Sentences for Drug Offenses in the District of Columbia in 1999 and 2009 2010 Issues Paper Number 1: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (UUV)