Sentencing Female Drug Offenders: Reexamining Racial and Ethnic Disparities
| Autor: | Matthew S. Crow, Julie C. Kunselman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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| Zdroj: | Women & Criminal Justice. 19:191-216 |
| ISSN: | 1541-0323 0897-4454 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08974450903001511 |
| Popis: | This study analyzes the relationship between race/ethnicity and sentencing outcomes for female drug offenders in Florida. Grounded in the focal concerns perspective, the research examines whether, in the specific case of drug offenders, minority women are treated more harshly than White women. Interaction models are estimated to determine the influence of drug offense type on racial and ethnic sentencing disparities. Differences in sentencing outcomes are also examined following significant policy changes in the state. In general, the findings suggest that minority female drug offenders are disadvantaged at both the incarceration and sentence length decisions. It also appears that perceptions of dangerousness associated with female offenders' race/ethnicity and offense are incorporated into sentencing authorities' patterned responses. That is, the level of disparity between Black, Hispanic, and White females is conditioned by type of drug offense in the interaction models. The changes in sentencing policy... |
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