Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Federal Sentencing Reporter
Publication Date
2011
Volume
24
First Page
85
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1525/fsr.2011.24.2.85
Abstract
(Excerpt)
On August 26, 2011, the United States Sentencing Commission posted the letters received in response to its request for public comment on its proposed sentencing priorities. Numbered fifth on its list of ten proposed priorities is child pornography sentencing. Among the authors of the public comment letters are the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Public Defender, public defenders and other practitioners from the larger legal community, advocacy groups such as Families Against Mandatory Minimums, and non-attorney citizens. Depending on the particular author, the focus of concern regarding child pornography sentences ranged from questioning the severity of the punishment being imposed to emphasizing the need to focus on protecting children. Despite the differing points of view on the matter, each letter indicated some level of support for the notion that review of child pornography sentencing is needed.
Comments
Article is Editor's Observations.
Federal Sentencing Reporter article link: https://online.ucpress.edu/fsr/article/24/2/85/29471
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