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Sexual assault case processing: The more things change, the more they stay the same by Spohn, Cassia

“…One of the goals of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women is to end violence against women and girls in all countries. An important component of…”
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What Predicts Failure to Appear for Court Hearings? by Spohn, Cassia

“…Despite its importance, the pretrial process has not been subjected to the type of scrutiny directed at judges’ sentencing decisions. The goal of this project,…”
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CUMULATIVE DISADVANTAGE: EXAMINING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITY IN PROSECUTION AND SENTENCING by KUTATELADZE, BESIKI L., ANDILORO, NANCY R., JOHNSON, BRIAN D., SPOHN, CASSIA C.

“…Current research on criminal case processing typically examines a single decision‐making point, so drawing reliable conclusions about the impact that factors…”
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The Sexual Stratification Hypothesis: Is the Decision to Arrest Influenced by the Victim/Suspect Racial/Ethnic Dyad? by O’Neal, Eryn Nicole, Beckman, Laura O., Spohn, Cassia

“…The sexual stratification hypothesis suggests that criminal justice responses to sexual victimization will differ depending on the victim/suspect racial/ethnic…”
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Gender in the Courtroom Workgroup: Understanding the Relationship Between the Composition of Workgroups and the Gender Gap in Punishment by Bowman, Rachel, Oramas Mora, Daniela, Mitchell, Ojmarrh, Spohn, Cassia

“…For decades, research has revealed a gender disparity in criminal case outcomes. This phenomenon was traditionally explained as a product of male court actors’…”
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Detectives’ Descriptions of Their Responses to Sexual Assault Cases and Victims: Assessing the Overlap Between Rape Myths and Focal Concerns by George, Suzanne St, Verhagan, Megan, Spohn, Cassia

“…Increasing just responses to sexual assault requires understanding how police perceive sexual assault cases and victims, and which legal (e.g., evidence),…”
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Reimagining Pretrial & Sentencing by Lattimore, Pamela K., Spohn, Cassia, Demichele, Matthew

“…In this article, we discuss the evolution of criminal justice reform efforts focused on pretrial and sentencing policies and practices that resulted in…”
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The Direct and Indirect Effects of Offender Drug Use on Federal Sentencing Outcomes by Spohn, Cassia C., Kim, Byungbae, Belenko, Steven, Brennan, Pauline K.

“…Objectives The federal sentencing guidelines constrain decision makers' discretion to consider offenders' life histories and current circumstances, including…”
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Prosecutorial Discretion: An Examination of Substantial Assistance Departures in Federal Crack-Cocaine and Powder-Cocaine Cases by Hartley, Richard D., Maddan, Sean, Spohn, Cassia C.

“…Recently there has been a call for research that explores decision-making at stages prior to sentencing in the criminal justice process. Particularly research…”
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The sexual stratification hypothesis revisited: Testing assumptions about simple versus aggravated rape by Tellis, Katharine M., Spohn, Cassia C.

“…Previous research testing the sexual stratification hypothesis has included only African American and White victims and suspects. This study also included…”
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Unraveling the effect of offender citizenship status on federal sentencing outcomes by Wolfe, Scott E., Pyrooz, David C., Spohn, Cassia C.

“…A large body of social science literature has focused on the factors that influence sentencing outcomes within the federal court system. A neglected variable…”
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Condom use during sexual assault by O'Neal, Eryn Nicole, M.S, Ph.D, Decker, Scott H., Ph.D, Spohn, Cassia, Ph.D, Tellis, Katharine, Ph.D, M.S.W

“…Abstract This study examines questions about forced unprotected sex. Study objectives include assessing the prevalence of condom use in sexual assault and…”
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Sexual Assault Case Outcomes: Disentangling the Overlapping Decisions of Police and Prosecutors by Spohn, Cassia, Tellis, Katharine

“…The rape reform movement of the 1970s and 1980s was designed to improve the likelihood of prosecution and conviction in sexual assault cases. However, there is…”
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Race, Crime, and Punishment in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries by Spohn, Cassia

“…Flagrant and widespread racism that characterized the criminal justice system during the early part of the twentieth century has largely been eliminated, but…”
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The Criminal Justice System’s Response to Sexual Violence by Spohn, Cassia, Tellis, Katharine

“…The legal reforms of the 1960s and 1970s notwithstanding, sexual assault is a crime characterized by underreporting and case attrition. In this article, the…”
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Reflections on the Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion 50 Years After Publication of The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society by Spohn, Cassia

“…In The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society, the U.S. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice under President Johnson in 1967…”
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Evolution of Sentencing Research by Spohn, Cassia

“…Social scientists and legal scholars have been engaged in research examining the complex and multifaceted relationship between race and sentencing for more…”
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THE EFFECTS OF THE OFFENDER'S RACE, ETHNICITY, AND SEX ON FEDERAL SENTENCING OUTCOMES IN THE GUIDELINES ERA by Spohn, Cassia

“…Spohn discusses the effects of the offender's race, ethnicity, and sex on federal sentencing outcomes in the guidelines era. The purpose of this paper is to…”
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The effect of offender and victim characteristics on sexual assault case processing decisions by Spohn, Cassia, Spears, Jeffrey

“…Previous research testing the sexual stratification hypothesis has demonstrated that the defendant's race interacts with the victim's race to produce harsher…”
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Sexual assault case processing: The more things change, the more they stay the same by Cassia Spohn

“…One of the goals of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women is to end violence against women and girls in all countries. An important component of…”
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