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'''Sentencing guidelines''' are recommended ranges of punishment for criminal [[defendant]]s after they have been convicted of a [[crime]].  [[Judge]]s use guidelines in many jurisdictions in deciding how much punishment, usually measured in months in jail, to impose on a convicted criminal.  The federal government, several states, and some nations nations in Europe utilize sentencing guidelines.<ref>http://www.scottishsentencingcommission.gov.uk/docs/consistency/Sentencing%20Guidelines%20Around%20the%20World.pdf</ref>

'''Sentencing guidelines''' are recommended ranges of punishment for criminal [[defendant]]s after they have been convicted of a [[crime]].  [[Judge]]s use guidelines in many jurisdictions in deciding how much punishment, usually measured in months in jail, to impose on a convicted criminal.  The federal government, several states, and some nations nations in Europe utilize sentencing guidelines.<ref>http://www.scottishsentencingcommission.gov.uk/docs/consistency/Sentencing%20Guidelines%20Around%20the%20World.pdf</ref>