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Federal Courts: Differences Exist In Ordering Fines and Restitution

GGD-99-70 Published: May 06, 1999. Publicly Released: May 06, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on federal offenders who were ordered to pay criminal fines and victim restitution, focusing on: (1) the percentage of offenders who were ordered to pay fines or restitution in fiscal year (FY) 1997 and those who were not; (2) differences across judicial circuits and districts in the percent of offenders who were ordered to pay fines or restitution and those who were not; and (3) officials' opinions about possible reasons for those differences.

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Comparative analysisCrimesCriminalsFederal courtsFines (penalties)Law enforcementRestitutionLarcenyFines and restitutionMathematical analysis