Do Both Petty and Serious Female Offenders Have Shorter Incarcerations than Their Male Counterparts? Testing the Universality of Chivalrous Treatment

While numerous studies have unpacked gender-based disparities in judges’ sentencing decisions, few studies have examined the gender gap in correction settings. This study examines inmates’ gender gap in actual incarceration length with the effects of criminal propensities adjusted. Based on a sample...

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Main Author: Liu, Lin (Author)
Contributors: Bachman, Ronet ; Qiu, Jing ; Sun, Dayu
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Women & criminal justice
Year: 2023, Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Pages: 310-324
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
the gender gap in incarceration length
Survival Analysis
Offense severity
Criminal propensities