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| Organization: | Massachusetts Sentencing Commission Massachusetts Court System |
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| Date published: | April 6, 2018 |
| Last updated: | April 26, 2019 |
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Considerations and Cautions
- Introduction
- Minority Report
- Mission and Purposes
- Trial Court Sentencing Best Practices
- Step 1 / Chapter 1: Bias Check – Stop and Review Ten Best Practices
- Step 2 / Chapter 2: Review Victims Communication Best Practices
- Step 3 / Chapter 3: Determine Offense Seriousness Level
- Step 4 / Chapter 4: Determine Criminal History Category
- Step 5 / Chapter 5: Locate the Appropriate Grid Cell / Sentencing Grid
- Step 6 / Chapter 6: Considerations in Imposing an Incarcerated Sentence
- Step 7 / Chapter 7: Considerations in Imposing a Non-Committed Sentence
- Step 8 / Chapter 8: Depart from the Sentencing Guidelines Range
- Step 9 / Chapter 9: Sentence for Offenses with Mandatory Minimums
- Step 10 / Chapter 10: Determine the Nature of the Sentence
- Step 11/ Chapter 11: Structure Incentives and Rewards into the Incarcerated Sentence and/or Probation
- Step 12 / Chapter 12: Record Sentence, Demographic and Race Information Consider Making a Personal Record
- Step 13 / Chapter 13: Appealing a Sentence
- Appendices
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