This course examines the hard truth about cooperation in federal sentencing—how it works, when it matters, and when it doesn’t. There is no romance in it and no guarantees. Cooperation is a calculated risk that can shorten a sentence—or leave a defendant exposed with nothing to show for it.


Participants will learn how cooperation is evaluated by the government, what qualifies as meaningful assistance, and why timing, credibility, and usefulness decide outcomes. The course explains the difference between talking and helping, and why incomplete, late, or self-serving cooperation often fails to earn relief.


Cooperation