30 Oct In Module 8, you interacted with content describing the nature and extent of racial and ethnic disparities in sentencing outcomes in the United States. One primary strategy that has been
In Module 8, you interacted with content describing the nature and extent of racial and ethnic disparities in sentencing outcomes in the United States. One primary strategy that has been widely implemented to reduce sentencing disparities (among other goals) involves the use of sentencing guidelines. This application exercise focuses on the use and application of sentencing guidelines to address racial and ethnic disparities in sentencing outcomes. Before completing the assignment, please watch this cheesy ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uYTipOGldw&t=17s) that explains how the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines are structured and applied. To complete Part 1 (below), you will need to refer to the sentencing table from the USSC Sentencing Guidelines.
Part 1: Using the provided sentencing table please identify the recommended sentence range (in months) for the four offenses (a-d) listed in the table below
Part 2: Based on what you have learned in this module, why do you think sentencing guidelines have reduced but not eliminated racial and ethnic disparities see (https://www.ussc.gov/research/research-reports/demographic-differences-sentencing) to support this statement) in sentencing ? (Hint: two primary explanations involve implicit bias by judges and the application of "race-neutral" factors). Finally, what else, if anything, do you think can be done to address this issue?
Ch. 5 Pt. A
Guidelines Manual (November 1, 2018) ║ 407
SENTENCING TABLE (in months of imprisonment)
Criminal History Category (Criminal History Points)
Offense Level
I (0 or 1)
II (2 or 3)
III (4, 5, 6)
IV (7, 8, 9)
V (10, 11, 12)
VI (13 or more)
Zone A
1 0–6 0–6 0–6 0–6 0–6 0–6 2 0–6 0–6 0–6 0–6 0–6 1–7 3 0–6 0–6 0–6 0–6 2–8 3–9 4 0–6 0–6 0–6 2–8 4–10 6–12 5 0–6 0–6 1–7 4–10 6–12 9–15 6 0–6 1–7 2–8 6–12 9–15 12–18 7 0–6 2–8 4–10 8–14 12–18 15–21 8 0–6 4–10 6–12 10–16 15–21 18–24
Zone B 9 4–10 6–12 8–14 12–18 18–24 21–27 10 6–12 8–14 10–16 15–21 21–27 24–30 11 8–14 10–16 12–18 18–24 24–30 27–33
Zone C
12 10–16 12–18 15–21 21–27 27–33 30–37 13 12–18 15–21 18–24 24–30 30–37 33–41
Zone D
14 15–21 18–24 21–27 27–33 33–41 37–46 15 18–24 21–27 24–30 30–37 37–46 41–51 16 21–27 24–30 27–33 33–41 41–51 46–57 17 24–30 27–33 30–37 37–46 46–57 51–63 18 27–33 30–37 33–41 41–51 51–63 57–71 19 30–37 33–41 37–46 46–57 57–71 63–78 20 33–41 37–46 41–51 51–63 63–78 70–87 21 37–46 41–51 46–57 57–71 70–87 77–96 22 41–51 46–57 51–63 63–78 77–96 84–105 23 46–57 51–63 57–71 70–87 84–105 92–115 24 51–63 57–71 63–78 77–96 92–115 100–125 25 57–71 63–78 70–87 84–105 100–125 110–137 26 63–78 70–87 78–97 92–115 110–137 120–150 27 70–87 78–97 87–108 100–125 120–150 130–162 28 78–97 87–108 97–121 110–137 130–162 140–175 29 87–108 97–121 108–135 121–151 140–175 151–188 30 97–121 108–135 121–151 135–168 151–188 168–210 31 108–135 121–151 135–168 151–188 168–210 188–235 32 121–151 135–168 151–188 168–210 188–235 210–262 33 135–168 151–188 168–210 188–235 210–262 235–293 34 151–188 168–210 188–235 210–262 235–293 262–327 35 168–210 188–235 210–262 235–293 262–327 292–365 36 188–235 210–262 235–293 262–327 292–365 324–405 37 210–262 235–293 262–327 292–365 324–405 360–life 38 235–293 262–327 292–365 324–405 360–life 360–life 39 262–327 292–365 324–405 360–life 360–life 360–life 40 292–365 324–405 360–life 360–life 360–life 360–life 41 324–405 360–life 360–life 360–life 360–life 360–life 42 360–life 360–life 360–life 360–life 360–life 360–life 43 life life life life life life
