RT Article
T1 Is Chivalry Dead?: An Examination of Charge Reductions in One Ohio Jurisdiction
JF Women & criminal justice
VO 31
IS 2
SP 142
OP 158
A1 Goulette, Natalie
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1751840964
AB Scholars continue to recognize the important role prosecutorial discretion plays in the criminal court system. Using a sample of felony cases referred to one Prosecutor’s Office in Ohio, the current study investigates whether true or selective chivalry exists by examining main and interactive effects of defendant sex on the likelihood of reduced charges and the magnitude of these reductions using a novel approach. Results suggest that true chivalry exists between White males and females, however, no significant differences were noted between Black and White females.
K1 sex disparities
K1 charge reductions
K1 Prosecutorial Discretion
DO 10.1080/08974454.2020.1753141