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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Authors: Brunton-Smith, Ian (Author) ; Li, Guangquan 1982- (Author) ; Pina-Sánchez, Jose (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2020]
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 60, Issue: 6, Pages: 1438–1459
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Sentencing
Consistency
Location scale
Multilevel model
Within-court variability
Crown Court