Sentencing and Sanctions

Q&A

• What are the penalties for possession of illegal substances?
  Information on penalties associated with drug possession and distribution offenses in a specific sta... Read More
  Last Updated: October 29, 2016
  

• How many people are under a sentence of death in the United States?
  Statistics on individuals sentenced to death in the United States may be accessed from the Capital P... Read More
  Last Updated: October 29, 2016
  

• How effective are boot camp programs?
  Information about the effectiveness of boot camps can be found in the following CrimeSolutions.gov p... Read More
  Last Updated: December 30, 2016
  

Publications

• Evaluation of the Implementation of the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS), NIJ-Sponsored, May 2018, NCJ 251747. (47 pages).
  PDF  NCJRS Abstract   

• Model Programs Guide Literature Review: Family Engagement in Juvenile Justice, OJJDP-Sponsored, February 2018, NCJ 251737. (15 pages).
  PDF  NCJRS Abstract   

• Lessons Learned From the Second Chance Act: Moving Forward To Strengthen Offender Reentry, NIJ, June 2018, NCJ 251704. (1 pages).
  PDF  NCJRS Abstract   

• Characteristics of Delinquency Cases Handled in Juvenile Court 2015, OJJDP-Sponsored, May 2018, NCJ 251695. (1 pages).
  PDF  NCJRS Abstract   

• Capital Punishment, 2016, BJS, April 2018, NCJ 251430. (18 pages).
  Agency Abstract   PDF  NCJRS Abstract   

• Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions: Judicial Bench Book, NIJ-Sponsored, January 2017, NCJ 251583. (20 pages).
  PDF  NCJRS Abstract   

Related Links

• Association for Conflict Resolution
  http://www.acrnet.org

• Community Justice Initiatives
  http://www.cjiwr.com

• Sentencing Project
  http://www.sentencingproject.org

• U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC)
  http://www.ussc.gov