Chapter Two: Impact of the Sentencing Guidelines on the Certainty and Severity of Punishment
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The text and legislative history of the Sentencing Reform Act [SRA], reviewed in Chapter One, make clear that the SRA aimed to increase the certainty and severity of punishment by eliminating parole and increasing sentencing severity for some crimes. Congress instructed the Commission to ensure that “the guidelines reflect the fact that, in many cases, current sentences do not accurately reflect the seriousness of the offense.” The SRA specifically required “a substantial 53
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