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IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YOU OBTAIN OUR PRIVATE EXPERT PRESENTENCING REPORT AND SENTENCING MITIGATION REPORT.DO NOT RELY ON THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT'S PSR AS IT WILL BE BIASED AND YOU WILL MOST CERTAINLY RECEIVE A LONGER SENTENCE.WHAT IS A SENTENCING MITIGATION REPORT? The primary responsibility of the sentencing mitigation specialist is to humanize the defendant. Most judges have a great deal of discretion in sentencing.Thus, we want the sentencing judge to understand thatalthough the defendant did something wrong, and punishment may benecessary; incarceration is not an exclusive form of punishment.There are diversion programs, community service, probation, restitution, and other less punitive penalities. In many criminal cases, a guilty plea or verdict is not immediately followed by the pronouncement of a sentence. This is often due to the necessity of an investigation into certain aspects of the offender's life and into the community support system.After a sentence mitigation report is prepared, the report is submitted to the judge, it will provide a detailed picture of the offender and circumstances surrounding the crime. It also offers more information used to determine the best sentencing option for a particular offender.The sentence mitigation report is relied upon by judges around the world to assist in determining how likely the offender is going to re-offend, what type of sentence would be an effective method of rehabilitation or retribution, and what type of support system the offender is likely to have upon completion of the sentence.The sentence mitigation report, is also a report that can follow the defendant thru the criminal justice system, and can impact a variety of decisions and decision makers.These include:The Judge can use for sentencing.The corrections agency uses it for setting conditions of probation and supervision level.