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Individual and contextual influences on sentence lengths: examining political conservatism

Authors :
Huang, W.S. Wilson
Finn, Mary A.
Ruback, R. Barry
Friedmann, Robert R.
Source :
Prison Journal. December 1996, Vol. 76 Issue 4, p398, 22 p.
Publication Year :
1996

Abstract

Research suggests that the relative influence of extralegal variables, such as defendants' race, gender, and social class, varies depending on who is being sentenced and where that sentencing occurs (Myers [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00328855
Volume :
76
Issue :
4
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Prison Journal
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.19102917