U.S. attorneys and substantial assistance departures: Testing for interprosecutor disparity

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Recent Developments and New Directions in Sentencing Research (2012, background): “…this kind of variation between judges and prosecutors, for example, does not contradict the notion that court community contexts shape actors’ decisions, and that between-actor variation occurs relative to court community norms (see Anderson & Spohn, 2010; Johnson, 2006; Spohn & Fornango, 2009).”
Opening Pandora’s Box: How Does Defendant Race Influence Plea Bargaining? (2016, background): “…for instance, often reports evidence of racial disparity (Chen, 2008; Rehavi & Starr, 2012; Ulmer, Kurlychek, & Kramer, 2007), as do studies of certain prosecutor-controlled guidelines departures (e.g. Hartley, Maddan, & Spohn, 2007; Johnson, Ulmer, & Kramer, 2008; Spohn & Fornango, 2009).”