The Federal Sentencing Guidelines greatly influence the sentences imposed for federal crimes. Once binding on federal courts, the Guidelines are now the starting point for Federal sentencing in most cases. They provide the principal standard against which the reasonableness of any sentence imposed is judged. This book provides an overview of how the federal Sentencing Guidelines work and an examination of the three strike mandatory sentencing provision. Also discussed is the duration and conditions for an offender's supervised release term and a look at restitution in federal criminal cases