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sentencing guidelines  

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  • Sentencing guidelines represent a system for structuring the punishments received by convicted offenders. Typically, sentencing guidelines will note both a minimum and a maximum recommended punishment that is based on the severity of the current offense, on the severity of the offender's prior record, or on both offense and prior record. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Sentencing Guidelines]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-Z0QQC8S1-D

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