Race, Ethnicity, Crime Type, and the Sentencing of Violent Felony Offenders

Within the large body of literature on racial/ethnic disparities in criminal sentencing, some research has demonstrated that these relationships are conditional upon various legally relevant case characteristics, including the type of offense for which the defendants are sentenced. To date, however,...

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1. VerfasserIn: Lehmann, Peter S. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: [2020]
In: Crime & delinquency
Jahr: 2020, Band: 66, Heft: 6/7, Seiten: 770-805
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Race and ethnicity
Sentencing
Offense type
Liberation hypothesis
Stereotypes
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Zusammenfassung:Within the large body of literature on racial/ethnic disparities in criminal sentencing, some research has demonstrated that these relationships are conditional upon various legally relevant case characteristics, including the type of offense for which the defendants are sentenced. To date, however, few studies have explored the potential moderating effects of different violent crimes. Using data from Florida (N = 186,885), the findings from these analyses indicate that Black-White sentencing disparities are particularly pronounced for manslaughter, robbery/carjacking, arson, and resisting arrest with violence. While Hispanic ethnicity exerts limited effects on sentencing outcomes generally, Hispanics are particularly disadvantaged in manslaughter cases. Relative to minority defendants, White offenders receive harsher sentences for sexual battery, other sex offenses, and abuse of children.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128720902699