THE EFFECT OF GENDER ON THE DECISION TO INCARCERATE BEFORE AND AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF SENTENCING GUIDELINES

By Barbara Koons-Witt. 2002

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Clinical Psychology

1. Jeffery T. Ulmer
2. Eric P. Baumer
3. Brian David Johnson
4. J. Wooldredge
5. James Eisenstein
6. Pauline K. Brennan
7. Stephen Demuth
8. J. Doerner

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Jeffery T. Ulmer
2. Eric P. Baumer
3. J. Wooldredge
4. Brian David Johnson
5. James Eisenstein
6. Pauline K. Brennan
7. J. Doerner
8. Stephen Demuth

Citations in the corpus

• Reassessing and Redirecting Research on Race and Sentencing (2013, background): “…in racial sentencing disparities within specific states and at the Federal level (Everett & Wojtkiewicz, 2002; Gorton & Boies, 1999; Hofer, 2007; Koons-Witt, 2002; Miethe & Moore, 1985; Schanzenbach, 2005; Ulmer et al., 2010; United States Sentencing Commission, 2010; Wooldredge, 2010; for a…”
• Distinguishing Race Effects on Pre-Trial Release and Sentencing Decisions (2012, background): “Johnson, 2005; Koons-Witt, 2002; Miethe & Moore, 1985; Nobiling, Spohn, & DeLone, 1998; Spohn & Holleran, 2000; Steffensmeier et al., 1998; Ulmer & Johnson, 2004).”
• UNDERSTANDING POLICE USE OF FORCE: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE (2010, background): “…more serious offenses are more likely to be arrested (Brown & Frank, 2006; Novak & Engel, 2005), charged (Meithe, 1987), receive longer sentences (Koons-Witt, 2002; Steffensmeier, Ulmer, & Kramer, 1998), and victims and witnesses to crimes are more likely to notify the police when they perceive…”
• Recent Developments and New Directions in Sentencing Research (2012, background): “…have examined changes in unwarranted disparity by race/ethnicity, gender, and age as guidelines change over time (e.g. Crow & Bales 2006; Griffin & Wooldredge, 2006; Koons-Witt, 2002; Ulmer et al., 2011a, 2011b) and this type of research will continue to be necessary as guideline system evolve.”
• Gender and Sentencing in the Federal Courts (2014, background): “In a more recent study of imprisonment decisions in Minnesota, Koons-Witt (2002) found that gender alone did not have a significant influence on sentence outcomes prior to the use of sentencing guidelines, but results indicated a significant interaction between gender and the presence of dependent…”
• Sentencing Female Misdemeanants: An Examination of the Direct and Indirect Effects of Race/Ethnicity (2006, background): “In addition, Crew (1991), Koons-Witt (2002), and Spohn and Beichner (2000) all found that women with dependent children received more lenient sentences than other women.”
• Trial Penalties in Federal Sentencing: Extra‐Guidelines Factors and District Variation (2010, background): “Furthermore, women defendants tend to arouse less fear, are often seen as less crime-prone, more amenable to treatment and less morally blameworthy, and tend to be the objects of more sympathy (see reviews by Griffin & Wooldredge, 2006; Koons-Witt, 2002; Steffensmeier et al., 1993). Therefore, trial”
• Gender Differences in Criminal Sentencing: Do Effects Vary Across Violent, Property, and Drug Offenses? (2006, unknown): “Other studies find that only married women or those with children receive milder sentences (Daly, 1987, 1989; Koons-Witt, 2002).”