Disparities in Sex-Specific Arrest Rates: Does Offense Type and Neighborhood Context Matter?

We investigate differential effects of neighborhood structure on the arrest rates of men versus women. Given potential disparities in the use of discretion by offense severity, we disaggregate crime to aggravated assaults, burglaries, and drug offenses. We employ negative binomial regression models...

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Authors: Chamberlain, Alyssa W. (Author) ; Boggess, Lyndsay N. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2024, Volume: 70, Issue: 12, Pages: 3216-3242
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
police arrests
gender disparities
sex disparities
Disorder
neighborhood race