Race and the Sanctioning of Misdemeanor Defendants

The dearth of research on the relationship between a defendant's race and the severity of sanction in misdemeanor cases is concerning, given that these cases comprise the majority of criminal cases in the U.S. The extant literature on the subject is mixed. Some studies find a noteworthy relatio...

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Authors: Moricette, Patrick (Author) ; Stolzenberg, Lisa (Author) ; D'Alessio, Stewart J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2023, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 345-367
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Misdemeanor criminal cases
Ordinal regression analysis
Racial Disparity
Severity of punishment