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Locations of Disparity. This handbook provides a comprehensive assessment of the current state of knowledge on locations of disparity in punishment decisionmaking. This collection of essays and reports of original research defines disparity broadly to include the intersection of race/ethnicity, gender, age, citizenship/immigration status, and socioeconomic status, and examines how pretrial or guilty plea processes shape exposure to punishment,...

Many states and the federal system have embraced sentencing guidelines as a mechanism of sentencing reform. This book draws from interactionist theories of organizations and James Eisenstein's depiction of courts as communities to frame an investigation of sentencing disparity, case processing, and organizational relations under Pennsylvania's sentencing guidelines. The author provides a statistical analysis of statewide sentencing outcomes an...

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Combines quantitative and qualitative data in a careful investigation of sentencing processes and context under pennsylvania's sentencing guidelines. Many states and the federal system have embraced sentencing guidelines as a mechanism of sentencing reform. This book draws from interactionist theories of organizations, and James Eisenstein's depiction of courts as communities, to frame an investigation of sentencing disparity, case processing,...