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. They are released semi-annually, with each release covering a different sentencing provision. The information provided in these papers will hopefully provide readers with a better understanding of the Sentencing Guidelines and how they are utilized within the D.C. Superior Court system.
- 2024 Issue Paper 4: Domestic Violence Arrest to Sentencing Trends in the District of Columbia
- 2024 Issue Paper 3: Short Split Sentences and Time Served: A Review of Sentencing Trends and Data Limitations
- 2024 Issue Paper 2: An Examination of Sentencing Trends by Defendant Race
- 2024 Issue Paper 1: Variance in Criminal History Scores and Sentencing Decisions
- 2023 Issue Paper 1: Adult Felony Arrest and Papering Rate Analysis
- 2022 Issue Paper 2: M11 / Modified Short Split
- 2022 Issue Paper 1: Compliant Departure
- 2021 Issue Paper 2: Mandatory Minimum Sentencing in the District of Columbia
- 2021 Issue Paper 1: Sentencing Enhancements
- 2020 Issue Paper 2: Impact of Misdemeanor Convictions on Criminal History Scores
- 2020 Issue Paper 1: Guidelines Compliant Sentences in DC
- 2019 Issue Paper 2: Long Split Sentences
- 2019 Issue Paper 1: Compliant in the Box Sentences
- 2012 Issue Paper 2: Probation under the DC Voluntary Sentencing Guidelines
- 2012 Issue Paper 1: The Importance of Departures Under the DC Voluntary Sentencing Guidelines
- 2011 Issue Paper 3: An Examination of Decay Factors Under the DC Voluntary Sentencing Guidelines
- 2011 Issue Paper 2: An Examination of Felony Assaults Sentenced in the District of Columbia in 2010
- 2011 Issue Paper 1: An Examination of Fine Proportionality in the District of Columbia
- 2010 Issue Paper 2: A Comparison of Felony Sentences for Drug Offenses in the District of Columbia in 1999 and 2009
- 2010 Issue Paper 1: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (UUV)