The role of parental status and involvement in sentence length decisions: a comparison of men and women sentenced to prison

Drawing upon familial paternalism theory, this study explores the effects of parental status and involvement on prison sentence length among men and women. To carry out this research, we relied on a combination of official and self-report data on 919 offenders sentenced to prison in Arizona. Results...

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Main Author: Tasca, Melinda (Author)
Contributors: Cho, Ahram ; Spohn, Cassia
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Crime & delinquency
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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