Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual; 2025-2026 Edition

The Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual; 2025-2026 Edition is a complete, current edition of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, incorporating all amendments through November 1, 2025. At 556 pages and 7" x 10", it is a substantial desk reference designed for attorneys, judges, probation officers, and law students working in federal criminal practice who need the full guidelines, policy statements, and commentary in a single well-organized volume. The guidelines themselves establish the uniform sentencing framework used in every federal felony and serious Class A misdemeanor case. They set base offense levels, govern upward and downward adjustments for role in the offense, criminal history, victim impact, obstruction, and acceptance of responsibility, and dictate how those calculations translate into an advisory sentencing range. For defense attorneys preparing sentencing memoranda, prosecutors calculating guideline ranges, and judges working through the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, having a current, reliable copy of the guidelines at hand is not optional. This edition includes the quick-reference sentencing table printed on the inside covers, which lets you cross-reference offense level and criminal history category to find the advisory range without flipping to a separate section. In a busy sentencing practice that small convenience matters more than it sounds. The table of contents covers all eight chapters of the guidelines: introductory authority and general application principles, offense conduct, adjustments, criminal history and criminal livelihood, determining the sentence, sentencing procedures and plea agreements, violations of probation and supervised release, and sentencing of organizations. The organizations chapter makes this edition relevant beyond individual criminal defense work, including white-collar defense and corporate criminal practice. The volume also includes Appendix A (the statutory index), the full index to the guidelines manual, and the list of departure provisions. Updated to reflect all U.S. Sentencing Commission amendments through November 1, 2025.