Effects of offender gender on prosecutorial decision-making

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...

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Authors: Orvis, Gregory P. (Author) ; Zupan, Linda L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1990
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 1990, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 122-136
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