Gender-based judicial ingroup bias in sex crime sentencing: Evidence from Belgium
| Autor: | Peter Grajzl, Samantha Bielen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Sample selection
Sociology and Political Science 050901 criminology 05 social sciences social sciences Female victim Ingroups and outgroups Political Science and International Relations 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences In-group favoritism Norm (social) 0509 other social sciences Psychology Enforcement Law Social psychology health care economics and organizations 050104 developmental & child psychology Adjudication |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice. 62:100394 |
| ISSN: | 1756-0616 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2020.100394 |
| Popis: | Exploring data on adjudication of sex crimes at a major Belgian court, we study the presence of gender-based judicial ingroup bias in criminal sentencing. Using a difference-in-difference approach and addressing sample selection concerns, we find that defendants who are randomly assigned to a panel featuring a presiding judge of matching gender receive comparatively more severe sentences. The resulting effect is discernible especially when the crime involves a female victim. This suggests that the underlying driver of the negative gender-based ingroup bias is judicial enforcement of a salient ingroup norm, in itself an expression of affinity with one's gender-based ingroup. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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