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Sentencing in the federal courts : does race matter? : the transition to sentencing guidelines, 1986-90 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: McDonald, Douglas, 1946- (Author), Carlson, Kenneth E. (Author)
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, [1993]
Series:Congress and the courts.
Core collection.
Criminal justice & criminology.
Civil rights and social justice.
Subjects:
Sentences (Criminal procedure) > United States.
Prison sentences > United States.
Race discrimination > Law and legislation > United States.
Criminal statistics > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The conflicting evidence of disparities in studies of sentencing decisions
  • Differences in sentences given to White, Black, and Hispanic offenders: 1986-1990
  • Accounting for sentencing differences under the guidelines: a multivariate analysis
  • Drug trafficking
  • Bank robbery
  • Weapons offenses
  • Fraud
  • Larceny
  • Embezzlement
  • Did the guidelines enlarge the differences in sentences given to White, Black, and Hispanic offenders?
  • Appendix 1: Distinguishing offenders convicted of trafficking in crack and powdered cocaine
  • Appendix 2: Expanded models of imprisonment/non-imprisonment and length of imprisonment sentences
  • Appendix 3: Regressions based solely on recommended guideline sentences.