Judicial Discretion

ISBN-13: 9783639096811 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 220 str.

Tina Freiburger

Opis

A profuse body of research has been conducted examining the influence of extralegal factors on judges sentencing decisions. Commonly found in this body of literature, is the finding that gender influences judges decisions, with greater leniency being granted to female than male defendants. Theoretical explanations proposed my familial paternalism, however, suggest that findings of leniency for females may be overstated due to the interaction of gender and familial status impacts. While this argument has been supported in qualitative research, few quantitative inquires have been conducted.This book offers a comprehensive examination of the impact of these variables on sentencing and provides a quantitative examination of family status and gender on the effect of family variables. Interactions of these variables with offense type and race also are examined. Through this analysis, a more concise understanding of the impact of gender is provided.

O autorze

Tina L. Freiburger is an assistant professor at the University
of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She received her Ph.D. from Indiana
University of Pennsylvania in 2007. Her research interests
include gender and race disparities in sentencing, experiences
of females in the criminal justice system, and criminological
theory.