FEDERAL MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING ELEMENTS, CONSIDERATIONS, AND STATUTES; FEDERAL MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING ELEMENTS, CONSIDERATIONS, AND STATUTES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1 FEDERAL MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING STATUTES; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; CONSTITUTIONAL BOUNDARIES; DRUG CRIMES; FIREARMS OFFENSES; SEX OFFENSES; IDENTITY THEFT; THREE STRIKES (18 U.S.C. 3559(C)); LIST OF FEDERAL MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING STATUTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 2 FEDERAL MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES: THE SAFETY VALVE AND SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE EXCEPTIONS.