Re-assessing the Consistency of Sentencing Decisions in Cases of Assault: allowing for Within-Court Inconsistencies

Empirical research has repeatedly focused on the potential existence of sentencing disparities. In particular, a growing number of studies have used multilevel models to quantify the extent that ‘similar’ offences are treated alike in different courts. This reliance on multilevel models has resulted...

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1. VerfasserIn: Brunton-Smith, Ian (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Li, Guangquan ; Pina-Sánchez, Jose
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: [2020]
In: The British journal of criminology
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