Wisconsin. Supreme Court: Sentencing Guidelines Advisory Committee Records, 1977-1984

Scope and Content Note

The records include a relatively complete set of correspondence and meeting minutes as well as sentencing guidelines scoresheets. Correspondence and meeting minutes include supporting material that documents how matrices and guidelines were developed. The scoresheets include information on individual felonies and sentences received providing a baseline of data for felony sentencing in Wisconsin. The final reports include information on their research methodology and recommendations for sentencing guidelines and procedures.