''Federal Sentencing Reporter'' is a law journal published five times annually by
University of California Press
The University of California Press, otherwise known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish scholarly and scientific works by faculty ...
, in
Berkeley, California
Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emer ...
for the
Vera Institute of Justice
The Vera Institute of Justice, founded in 1961, is an independent nonprofit national research and policy organization in the United States. Based primarily in New York City, Vera also has offices in Washington, DC, and describes its goal as "to t ...
. Along with the presentation of new ideas and viewpoints on existing legislation and
sentencing guidelines
Sentencing guidelines define a recommended sentencing range for a criminal defendant, based upon characteristics of the defendant and of the criminal charge. Depending upon the jurisdiction, sentencing guidelines may be nonbinding, or their applic ...
, the journal examines questions of sentencing policy and the practical application of modern sentencing reforms. The journal was established in 1988 and the managing editors are Douglas Berman (
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...
), and Steve Chanenson (
Villanova University School of Law
Villanova University's Charles Widger School of Law (known as Villanova University School of Law) is a law school of the Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
Opened in 1953, the School of Law is approved by the American Bar Associati ...
).
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American law journals
Criminal law journals
University of California Press academic journals
5 times per year journals
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