Does Sentence Type and Length Matter? Interactions of Age, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender on Jail and Prison Sentences

The current work explores the direct and interaction effects of age, race, ethnicity, and gender disparity on sentence lengths, considering differences between jail and prison sanctions. The liberation hypothesis suggests that increased judicial discretion in cases involving less serious crimes resu...

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Authors: Cassidy, Michael (Author) ; Rydberg, Jason (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2020, Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-79
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Keywords:
Extralegal disparity
Liberation Hypothesis
Quantile regression
Sentencing Guidelines