Analyzing Page Designs

The two pages shown here come from different government reports. Both are printed on $\frac{81}{2}11-$inch paper. The questions next to each ask you to think about page design as discussed in this chapter.

How many columns are used in this document? How does the column design affect the readability of the page?

What type of justification has been used for the text? Was this a wise choice for this page size? Why or why not?

What alignment features, if any, have been used? What problems with alignment, if any, do you see?

$($f$)$ Dong Perity $-$ DEA Form $7$

$(1)$ The presentence report will normally provide drug weight$/$purity information from DEA Form $7.$ This is a complicated form. "Total net weight" $($normally in Item $31]$ refers to the amount of the pure drug. This is the weight used in calculation of the Commission's severity rater of information, "gross weight" is the why found in Item $24$ is "net weight" $($the weight of the drug pluy found in Item $"24).$ Alth" $($the percent purity of the drug$)$ is normally found in Item $28.$ Multiplying adulter ants$).$ "Sureng th$"$ is how DEA arrives at the "total net weight". Remember, "total net weight" is the weight of the pure drug to be used in assessing the Commis sion's severity rating.

$(2)$ If a presentence report does not specify "total net weight", the probation officer should be contacted for clarification $($please be specific as to the clarification necessary, this will en hance feedbacktraining$).$ Note: DEA lab reports $($DEA Form $7),$ if necessary, al so may be obtained directly from the DEA field office for the geographic area in which the offense occurred. If a request to the DEA field office is required, provide the subject's name, date of birth, place of offense, and dates of offense.

$($g$)$ If neither weight nor purity is available, but only a money value, DEA may be requested to provide an estimate of the amount of pure drug associated with that money value. In the absence of a specific estimate from DEA pertaining to the particular case, DEA publishes a report $($Domestic Drug Prices$)$ providing estimates of average drug prices by year and region from which an estimate may be obtained.

$($h$)$ Determining Offense Severity Relative ro S$$mple Possession of Drugs. In certain cases, the Commission must determine whether the of fense behavior should be considered as "simple possession" of a controlled substance or "possession with intent to distribute." In making this determination, the Commission shall examine a variety of factors $($if available$).$ These factors are shown below. The presence of any of the following factors may be considered as a presumption of possession with intent to distribute. However, this presumption may be rebutred if there are circumstances in the individual case which indicate that there was no intention to distribute.

$(1)$ Weightamount$/$purity of the substance: Possession of the following amounts of controlled substances are presumed to indicate possession with intent to distribute:

Heroin $1gm.$ at $100\%$ purity, or equivalent amount; or more

Cocaine $5gms.$ at $100\%$ purity, or equivalent amount; or more

Marijuana $10lbs,$ or more

Hashish $3lbs,$ or more

Hash Oil $\mathrm{.}3$ lbs$.$ or more

Drugs $($other than above$)1,000$ doses or more.

$(2)$ Other Fadors: The presence of any of the following factors may be considered indicative of intent to distribute: $($A$)$ the substance has been separated into multiple, individual packets; $($B$)$ the offender is a non$-$user of the substance in question; $(C)$ the presence of instruments used in preparing

Terms marked by an asterisk are defined in Chapter Thirticen.

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