The Gender Gap in Sex Offender Punishment

This paper tests theoretical arguments that suggest court actors hold gendered views of sex offenders that result in a gender gap in sex offender punishment, where women who commit sexual offenses are treated more leniently than their male counterparts.

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Autores principales: Shields, Ryan T. (Autor) ; Cochran, Joshua C. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2020
En: Journal of quantitative criminology
Año: 2020, Volumen: 36, Número: 1, Páginas: 95-118
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Palabras clave:
Sex offender
Sentencing
Punishment
Gender
Descripción
Sumario:This paper tests theoretical arguments that suggest court actors hold gendered views of sex offenders that result in a gender gap in sex offender punishment, where women who commit sexual offenses are treated more leniently than their male counterparts.
ISSN:1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/s10940-019-09416-x