Fair Sentencing Act
This page analyzes a single policy using structured scoring, historical evidence, source quality, and measurable outcomes.
Summary
Reduced sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses.
How to Read This Record
Impact Reading
Very high documented impact
Evidence Base
Limited evidence from Government sources.
Data Completeness
Needs Review record with 1 source and 0 metrics.
Outcome Summary
Reduced sentencing disparities but did not eliminate them entirely.
Categories
Impact Scores
This score is a structured measure of how directly and materially this policy affected Black communities, weighted by evidence, durability, and equity. Harm offset reduces the total score.
Total Impact Score
30
Directness
4
How explicitly the policy targeted or affected Black communities.
Material Impact
4
The practical real-world effect on conditions, rights, or outcomes.
Evidence
4
Strength of sourcing and historical support for the assessment.
Durability
4
How lasting the effects of the policy were over time.
Equity
4
Whether the policy advanced fairness, inclusion, or equal access.
Harm Offset
2
Any offsetting harms, limitations, exclusions, or contradictory effects that reduce the total.
Metrics
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Suggested Relationships
These policies may be related based on shared categories, era, and proximity in time.
2010 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Positive
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 0
2018 • Law • Republican Party
Contemporary Era • Positive
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 8
2020 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Blocked
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 10
2020 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Blocked
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 10
2021 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Blocked
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 11
2021 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Blocked
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 11
1996 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Negative
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 14
1994 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Mixed
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 16
Sources
Fair Sentencing Act
Unknown publisher • Government