Race and Discretionary Sentencing: An Analysis of "Obvious" and "Nonobvious" Cases
This study explores the effects of race on sentencing for 666 felony offenders. I found that whites were significantly more likely to be incarcerated than blacks after adjusting for crime seriousness and prior record, as measured by the sentencing guidelines employed by the courts in the jurisdictio...
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| Language: | English |
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1991
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International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 1991, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-19 |
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