Sentencing Guidelines
The Robina Institute is the only research institute with expertise in all U.S. sentencing guidelines systems, which are standards designed to establish rational and consistent sentencing practices within a particular jurisdiction. Robina seeks to promote and improve state and federal sentencing guidelines systems by producing, collecting, and disseminating policy-relevant research about sentencing guidelines and their effects on public safety, correctional resources, and racial disparities. We also provide information and research on sentencing commissions, their function, and sentencing commissions’ role in developing and updating sentencing guidelines.