RT Article
T1 Effects of offender gender on prosecutorial decision-making
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 15
IS 1
SP 122
OP 136
A1 Orvis, Gregory P.
A2 Zupan, Linda L.
LA English
YR 1990
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764274261
AB This article addresses the extent to which an offender’s sex and the type of offense influences decisions made by prosecuting attorneys in criminal cases. Prosecutors in one south-eastern state were asked to decide initial charging, plea negotiations, and sentence recommendations in two hypothetical crime scenarios. The first scenario depicted a gender-neutral crime; the second described a traditionally masculine crime. The sex of the offenders was varied in two different versions of the scenarios. The findings reveal that prosecutors treated the male and female offenders differently. In particular, prosecutors recommended harsher sentences for the female offender, regardless of the type of offense.
K1 Auto Theft
K1 Male Offender
K1 Female Offender
K1 Probation Officer
K1 Criminal Case
DO 10.1007/BF02887460