Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing
1996 Annual Report

 

 

 

The Pennsylvania Commission On Sentencing

To request a copy of the 1996 Annual Report be mailed to you, please call the Commission at (814) 863-2128 or e-mail your request to Cathy Dittman at CWD2@psu.edu.

Tables and Charts from 1996 Annual Report:

Figure A (Distribution by Gender) Table 1: Number of 1996 Sentences Reported by Month of Sentence
Figure B (Distribution by Race) Table 2: Offender Characteristics by County
Figure C (Distribution by Age of Offender) Table 3: 1996 Offender Characteristics by Type Of Offense
Figure D (Distribution by Offense Grade) Table 4: 1996 Conformity to the Guidelines by Offense Type
Figure E (Conformity to Guidelines) Table 5: Conformity to the Guidelines: Drug Offenses Only
Figure F (Distribution by Type of Sentence) Table 6: Conformity to the Guidelines by County
Figure G (Distribution of Minimum Sentences) Table 7: 1996 Conformity to the Guidelines by Prior Record Offense
Figure H (Distribution of Maximum Sentences) Table 8: Conformity to the Guidelines by OGS
Figure I (Distribution of Probation Sentences) Table 9: Dispositional and Durational Departures from the Guidelines
Figure J (Number of Sentences Reported, 1984-1996) Table 10: Reasons Given for Sentencing Above the Standard Range
Figure K (Number of Drug Sentences Reported 1984-1996) Table 11: Reasons Given for Sentencing Below the Standard Range
Figure L (Conformity to the Guidelines, 1984-1996) Table 12: Summary of Sentences by Offense Type
Figure M (Percent Incarcerated, 1984-1996) Table 13: Summary of Sentences by County
Figure N (Average Length of Minimum Incarceration Sentences, 1984-1996) Table 14: Incarceration Rates and Average Lengths of Incarceration
Figure O (Average Length of Maximum Incarceration Sentences, 1984-1996) Table 15: Summary of Drug Offense Sentences by Offense Type
Table 16: DUI - Incarceration Rate and Average Length of Incarceration
Table 17: DUI Sentences and Average Length of Incarceration by County
Table 18: 1996 Mandatory Sentences (excluding DUI)