An examination of the impacts of gender, race, and ethnicity on the judicial processing of offenders in family violence cases
Using the focal concerns perspective, the present study examined possible gender, race, and ethnic disparities on judges’ pretrial release, incarceration, and sentence length decisions in family violence cases. The results indicate that males were more likely to receive an order of bail (as opposed...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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Crime & delinquency
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
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