Sentencing Guidelines Advisory Committee records, 1977-1984.

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Sentencing Guidelines Advisory Committee records, 1977-1984.

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Subject file relating to the activities of the Sentencing Guidelines Advisory Committee, precursor to the Sentencing Commission. Its function was to establish Wisconsin sentencing guidelines for felony offenses, articulate clear procedures for sentencing outside the guidelines, and plan implementation. The committee completed these activities by administering grants from the Wisconsin Council on Criminal Justice to the Wisconsin Center for Public Policy. The records include a relatively complete set of correspondence and meeting minutes as well as sentencing guidelines scoresheets. Correspondence and meeting minutes include supporting material that documents how matrices and guidelines were developed. The scoresheets include information on individual felonies and sentences received providing a baseline of data for felony sentencing in Wisconsin. The final reports include information on their research methodology and recommendations for sentencing guidelines and procedures.

4.2 c.f. (11 archives boxes)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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