Have Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sentencing Declined?

Blacks and Hispanics convicted of felonies are more likely than whites to receive prison sentences for their crimes, and they receive slightly longer sentences if imprisoned. Yet the majority of prior research compares sentencing decisions at a single point in time and does not give explicit attenti...

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Authors: King, Ryan D. (Author) ; Light, Michael T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Crime and justice
Year: 2019, Volume: 48, Pages: 365-437
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