Table 11: Reasons Given for Sentencing Below the Standard Range*

*Multiple reasons may be reported for an offense
  Departing Below
the Guidelines		 Sentencing within
the Mitigated Range
Code Reasons Given for . . .
99 (No reasons provided)  2401 3017
460 Plea agreement  1193 1236
98 Other misc. reasons given 628 748
470 Offender pleaded guilty/nolo contendre  259 305
410 Offender cooperated with authorities 178 215
310 Offender is drug dependent  180 158
200 No prior record/minor record  113 112
120 Crime insignificant/less onerous than usual  92 68
320 Offender has psychological problems  77 63
311 Offender is alcohol dependent  68 81
202 Prior record is very old  67 48
345 Offender is extremely young  66 54
361 Offender is good candidate for rehabilitation 64 76
330 Offender is supporting dependents  52 54
430 Offender shows remorse  52 51
400 Recommendation of the prosecution  49 66
300 Offender is in poor health  40 35
88 Intent of justice 37 26
335 Family is supportive of offender  32 45
97 Court erred in calculating guideline ranges 32 38
91 1994 guidelines used instead of 1991 guidelines 27 20
220 Serving sentence for other crime(s)  25 38
401 Recommendation of the defense attorney 23 12
331 Offender is employed/might lose job  22 16
221 Offender sentenced on other charges  21 23
110 Offender played a minor/passive role  21 36
406 Weak prosecution evidence  20 16
340 Offender has a good employment record  18 19
341 Offender is unemployed 16 9
402 Recommendation of the court staff/PSI  15 12
431 Offender made/attempted restitution  15 27
346 Offender is extremely old  14 6
336 Offender is attending school 14 21
343 Offender is of limited intelligence  14 28
360 Offender has a positive attitude/demeanor 13 14
403 Recommendation of the victim  13 18
312 Offender needs treatment (unspecified) 12 14
210 No prior juvenile record  12 18
480 Ensure supervision after jail/prison  10 12
201 Nonviolent prior record 10 14
130 Offender did not cause/threaten harm 8 3