This publication, written for citizens, describes Structured Sentencing - the method of sentencing and punishing criminals in North Carolina. It includes a description of the history and components of Structured Sentencing, as well as a statistical information on convictions and sentences imposed statewide.

Hard copies of A Citizen’s Guide to Structured Sentencing:

• A Citizen's Guide to Structured Sentencing. Revised 2012.
• A Citizen's Guide to Structured Sentencing. Revised 2010.
• A Citizen's Guide to Structured Sentencing. Revised 2008.
• A Citizen's Guide to Structured Sentencing.Revised 2007.
• A Citizen's Guide to Structured Sentencing. Revised 2005.
• A Citizen's Guide to Structured Sentencing. Revised 1998.
• A Citizen's Guide to Structured Sentencing. Revised 1996.
• A Citizen's Guide to Structured Sentencing for Felonies. 1994.

Please contact Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission Staff for copies of these guides.