DISCRETION AND DISPARITY UNDER SENTENCING GUIDELINES: THE ROLE OF DEPARTURES AND STRUCTURED SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES*

By Rodney L. Engen, R. Gainey, Robert D. Crutchfield, Joseph G. Weis. 2003

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Subfields: Sociology and Political Science

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The Failure of Race Neutral Policies: How Mandatory Terms and Sentencing Enhancements Contribute to Mass Racialized Incarceration (2011, background): “…several scholars have examined the effects of these policies on racial disparities in punishment outcomes (Crawford, 2000; Crawford et al., 1998; Engen et al., 2003; Farrell, 2003; Kautt & Spohn, 2002; Steffensmeier & Demuth, 2000, 2001; Ulmer, 2005; Ulmer & Kramer, 1998; Ulmer et al., 2007;…”
Recent Developments and New Directions in Sentencing Research (2012, background): “…Chiricos, & Kleck, 1998), adjudication waivers (Bontrager, Bales, & Chiricos, 2005), first time offender waivers and special sex offender sanctions (Engen et al., 2003), and types of sentencing guideline departures (e.g. Albonetti, 1998; Engen et al., 2003; Johnson, Ulmer, & Kramer, 2008; Kramer &…”
Prosecutorial Discretion and the Imposition of Mandatory Minimum Sentences (2007, background): “Like Ulmer and Johnson (2004) and others (Curry, Lee, and Rodriguez 2004; Engen et al. 2003; Kramer and Ulmer 2002), we do not pit the focal concerns and court community perspectives in competition against these other theories.”
Gender Differences in Criminal Sentencing: Do Effects Vary Across Violent, Property, and Drug Offenses? (2006, unknown): “example, conclusions from recent research indicate that constraints on the flexibility of sentencing decisions, such as less discretion, may condition the influence of focal concerns (Ulmer and Johnson, 2004) and that the effects of extra-legal variables may be situational (Engen et al., 2003).”
The Effect of Race/Ethnicity on Sentencing: Examining Sentence Type, Jail Length, and Prison Length (2015, background): “Many sentencing guidelines are focused more on state prison sentences but less on local sanctions (e.g., community sentences and jail; Engen et al., 2003).”
CONTEXTUAL DISPARITIES IN GUIDELINES DEPARTURES: COURTROOM SOCIAL CONTEXTS, GUIDELINES COMPLIANCE, AND EXTRALEGAL DISPARITIES IN CRIMINAL SENTENCING1 (2005, background): “…increasingly highlights the importance of examining sentences that depart from guideline recommendations as a critical “window of discretion” contributing to extralegal disparities in the criminal justice system (Engen, Gainey, Crutchfield and Weis, 2003; Johnson, 2003; Kramer and Ulmer, 1996).”