Journal article
Sentencing Add-Ons and Implications for Disparities in a Guidelines State
Crime and delinquency, v 68(9), pp 1538-1578
01 Aug 2022
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Abstract
This study examined whether and how discretionary sentencing add-ons (i.e., secondary charges, victim injury points, firearms/weapons points, drug trafficking enhancements) contribute to disparities. We examined add-ons that increase sentencing points and so contribute to a defendant “scoring to prison.” We analyzed: (1) the degree to which add-ons explain racial and ethnic disparities in imprisonment (mediation); and (2) whether add-ons are more adverse for minority defendants (moderation). We did not find that add-ons “explain” racial differences in the use of prison sentences. We did find, however, that some add-ons, particularly those that signal “dangerousness,” are racially/ethnically disparate in their consequences. The findings raise questions about the role of court discretion in perpetuating racial and ethnic disparities.
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- Title
- Sentencing Add-Ons and Implications for Disparities in a Guidelines State
- Creators
- C. Clare Strange - University of CincinnatiJoshua C. Cochran - University of CincinnatiJohn Wooldredge - University of CincinnatiBen Feldmeyer - University of Cincinnati
- Publication Details
- Crime and delinquency, v 68(9), pp 1538-1578
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 41
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Criminology and Justice Studies
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000702457400001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85115629192
- Other Identifier
- 991022019917604721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Criminology & Penology