In addition,

as indicated in the following chart, a stud):r of the

two districts in each of the 11 Federal judicial circuits that sen-
tenced the greatest number of offenders in 1972 for a selected
group of offenses shows widespread sentencing disparity:

TABLE SENTENCE LENGTH FUR SELECTED OFFENSES, 1912

 

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The Committee finds that this research makes clear that vari-
ation in offense and offender characteristics does not account for

most of the taiisparity.2H

Sentencing disparities that are not justi?ed by differences among
offenses or offenders are unfair both to offenders and to the public1

A seats-ace that is unjusti?abljar high compared to for
similari}1r situated offenders is clearly unfair to the offender; a sea-

 

1" Sea Subcommittee Criminal Code Hearings. Part at SEW, 3831, 339?. 39113, 3916,. 39611;
Criminal Code Hearings. Part XVI, at 11752. llTEE?El'i'. 11911.