The Federal Armed Career Criminals report provides information on offenders sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (hereinafter “the Act” or “the ACCA”)1 using data collected by the United States Sentencing Commission (the “Commission”). This report provides an overview of the ACCA and its implementation in the federal sentencing guidelines. It also includes information on offender and offense characteristics, criminal histories, and recidivism of armed career criminals.
Chapter 1: Introduction 3
Chapter 2: Key Findings 7
Chapter 3: Overview of Armed Career Criminal Act and Guideline Provisions 11
Chapter 4: Data Used for This Report 17
Chapter 5: Who Are Armed Career Criminals? 18
Chapter 6: The Criminal History of Armed Career Criminals 31
Chapter 7: Recidivism of Armed Career Criminals 41
Chapter 8: Conclusion 59
Appendices 61
Endnotes 75
Law enforcement officials at the Federal, State, and Local jurisdictions, criminal sentencing officials and judges, attorneys in the field of criminal legal protection will find this resource educational and insightful.
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