Extralegal disparity in the application of intermediate sanctions: an analysis of U.S. District Courts

The sentencing literature is replete with studies that have examined the influence of extralegal offender characteristics on two key sentence outcomes: the imprisonment and sentence length decisions. Yet the study of other outcomes, such as the application of intermediate sanctions, is rarely addres...

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Main Author: Franklin, Travis William (Author)
Contributors: Dittmann, Layne (Other) ; Henry, Tri Keah S. (Other)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2017, Volume: 63, Issue: 7, Pages: 839-874
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Sentencing
Minorities
Offenders
Strafzumessung
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Summary:The sentencing literature is replete with studies that have examined the influence of extralegal offender characteristics on two key sentence outcomes: the imprisonment and sentence length decisions. Yet the study of other outcomes, such as the application of intermediate sanctions, is rarely addressed. To date, no studies have been conducted in the federal courts to examine the potential influence of race/ethnicity, age, gender, and educational attainment on the decision to apply intermediate sanctions. Consequently, the present analysis employs U.S. Sentencing Commission data to examine direct and interactive effects of these extralegal characteristics on this understudied outcome. Findings indicate that extralegal effects may play an important role in the use of intermediate sanctions. The implications of this research are discussed in detail.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128715607533