Research on criminal sentencing, particularly on various types of disparity therein, has been
an active field of inquiry for decades. This paper provides a conceptual survey of research …

Beginning with the last review of gender and crime that appeared in the Annual Review of
Sociology (1996), I examine the developments in the more traditional approaches to this …

Using data compiled by the United States Sentencing Commission, we examine the
independent and joint effects of race/ethnicity, gender, and age on sentencing decisions in …

Law and Society provides a balanced and comprehensive analysis of the interplay between
law and society using both Canadian and international examples. This clear and readable …

This book provides a sociological perspective on crime and criminal justice by treating social
structure and social inequality as central themes in the study of crime—and major factors in …

In Pennsylvania, the imposition of mandatory minimum sentences presents an important
opportunity to examine relatively “pure” prosecutorial discretion over sentencing outcomes …

Using data from the United States Sentencing Commission (2001-2003), we examine the
role of gender in the sentencing of defendants in federal courts. We address two questions …

The guarantee of the right to a jury trial lies at the heart of the principles that underlie the
American criminal justice system's commitment to due process of law. We investigate the …

The current research examines the utility of the evil woman hypothesis by examining
sentencing discrepancies between male and female sex offenders. National Corrections …

Recent research suggests that the use of monetary sanctions as a supplementary penalty in
state and federal criminal courts is expanding, and that their imposition creates substantial …