Published on: Monday, June 8, 2020
Today, the United States Sentencing Commission released a new Interactive Data Analyzer (IDA), accessible here. The IDA is an online tool that can be used to explore, filter, customize, and visualize annual federal sentencing data. Some of IDA's features include:
- Simple visualization and navigation of complex datasets (tutorial video);
- Readymade dashboards for the most common federal crime types;
- Combined annual data and trend analyses spanning five years;
- Data filters by geography, demographics, crime and drug types;
- Cross-sectional variable analysis; and
- Export options that include formatted tables and raw data (tutorial video).
The Training Division provides resource materials here to help you argue for the best sentence possible for your clients.