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From Initial Appearance to Sentencing: Do Female Defendants Experience Disparate Treatment?

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  • Goulette, Natalie
  • Wooldredge, John
  • Frank, James
  • Travis, Lawrence

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While various perspectives have been offered to explain why females might be treated more leniently by the court system than males, very few studies have investigated sex-based disparities at stages of case processing prior to sentencing. Therefore, we examine outcomes at pretrial release and sentencing and investigate for cumulative disadvantage across the criminal court system.

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  • Goulette, Natalie & Wooldredge, John & Frank, James & Travis, Lawrence, 2015. "From Initial Appearance to Sentencing: Do Female Defendants Experience Disparate Treatment?," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 43(5), pages 406-417.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:43:y:2015:i:5:p:406-417
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2015.07.003
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