Does Gender Modify the Effects of Race–ethnicity on Criminal Sanctioning? Sentences for Male and Female White, Black, and Hispanic Defendants

By D. Steffensmeier, Stephen Demuth. 2006

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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The Effect of Race/Ethnicity on Sentencing: Examining Sentence Type, Jail Length, and Prison Length (2015, methodology): “Using OLS for data with multiple levels has been done in prior research (e.g., Crow & Bales, 2006; Steffensmeier et al., 1998) when using the selection bias correction, including when using State Court Processing Statistics data (Steffensmeier & Demuth, 2006).”
Recent Developments and New Directions in Sentencing Research (2012, background): “Furthermore, as court records systems continue to become increasingly computer automated, researchers may seek to obtain pre-conviction/presentencing case processing data from single or a small number of jurisdictions.”
The Independent and Joint Effects of Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Age on Sentencing Outcomes in U.S. Federal Courts (2010, unknown): “Overall, our results from the federal courts are consistent with those of other researchers examining the impact of multiple defendant statuses on sentencing outcomes in state courts (Spohn & Holleran, 2000; Steffensmeier & Demuth, 2006; Steffensmeier et al. 1998).”
A Multilevel Test of Minority Threat Effects on Sentencing (2010, methodology): “sentencing and typically have shown that men and minorities are sentenced more harshly, even after controlling for offenders’ prior criminal record and offense seriousness (e.g., Bushway and Piehl 2001; Engen and Gainey 2000; Everett and Wojtkiewicz 2002; Mitchell 2005; Mustard 2001; Spohn 2000; Spo”
An Examination of the Interactions of Race and Gender on Sentencing Decisions Using a Trichotomous Dependent Variable (2013, methodology): “The present study followed previous research (e.g., Steffensmeier & Demuth, 2006; Steffensmeier et al., 1993) by examining the in/out decision and the sentence length as two separate decisions, as first done by Holleran and Spohn (2004).”
Distinguishing Race Effects on Pre-Trial Release and Sentencing Decisions (2012, unknown): “…and age (e.g., Doerner & Demuth, 2010; Griffin & Wooldredge, 2006; Holleran & Spohn, 2004; Johnson, 2005, 2006; Koons-Witt, 2002; Muhlhausen, 2004; Spohn & Holleran, 2000; Steffensmeier & Demuth, 2000, 2006; Tapia, 2010; Ulmer, Eisenstein, & Johnson, 2010; Ulmer & Johnson, 2004; Wooldredge, 2007).”