The Impact of Gender and Race-Ethnicity in the Pretrial Release Process

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Race and Cumulative Discrimination in the Prosecution of Criminal Defendants (2013, background): “…with some studies finding evidence that racial and ethnic minorities are directly disadvantaged at these decision points (e.g., Demuth, 2003; Demuth & Steffensmeier, 2004; Freiburger, Marcum, & Pierce, 2010; Schlesinger, 2005), others finding no evidence of race directly influencing…”
Trial Penalties in Federal Sentencing: Extra‐Guidelines Factors and District Variation (2010, background): “Because pretrial detention may disadvantage defendants at sentencing (Demuth, 2003; Demuth & Steffensmeier, 2004; Wooldredge & Thistlethwaite, 2004), we also control for whether the defendant was held in pretrial detention with a dummy variable (1 = detained pretrial).”
Distinguishing Race Effects on Pre-Trial Release and Sentencing Decisions (2012, background): “…have grown since the mid-1980s but remain relatively rare (e.g., Albonetti, 1989, 1990; Crutchfield, Bridges, & Pitchford, 1994; Demuth, 2003; Demuth & Steffensmeier, 2004; Katz & Spohn, 1995; Holmes, Hosch, Daudistel, Perez, & Graves, 1996; Kingsnorth, MacIntosh, & Sutherland, 2002; LaFree,…”
Recent Developments and New Directions in Sentencing Research (2012, methodology): “Similarly, Demuth and Steffensmeier (2004a) used the SCPS data to assess the main and interactive effects of gender and race/ethnicity on pretrial release.”