WARRANTED AND UNWARRANTED COMPLEXITY IN U.S. SENTENCING GUIDELINES

RUBACK, R. BARRY

LAW AND POLICY, n.º 3/1998, pág. 357

1. Introduction. 2. Background. 3. Establishing the sentencing guidelines. 4. Initial decisions that made the sentencing guidelines complex. 5. Pressures that led and continue to lead to greater complexity. 6. The effects of complexity. 7. Assessing the complexity of the guidelines. 8. Dealing with complexity. 9. Conclusion.