Search Results - "Spohn, Cassia C."

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 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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The effect of evidence factors and victim characteristics on prosecutors' charging decisions in sexual assault cases by Spears, Jeffrey W., Spohn, Cassia C.

“…Feminists contend that legally irrelevant victim characteristics determine the outcome of sexual assault cases. They argue that criminal justice officials base…”
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Gender and Case Processing Decisions: A Comparison of Case Outcomes for Male and Female Defendants Charged with Violent Felonies by Spohn, Cassia C., Spears, Jeffrey W.

“…Research conducted during the past twenty years has not provided definitive answers to questions concerning the effect of gender on criminal justice decision…”
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THE RAPE REFORM MOVEMENT: THE TRADITIONAL COMMON LAW AND RAPE LAW REFORMS by Spohn, Cassia C.

“…The past three decades have witnessed a virtual revolution in rape law in the United States. This article summarizes the criticisms of traditional rape law and…”
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The Impact of Rape Law Reform on the Processing of Simple and Aggravated Rape Cases by Spohn, Cassia C., Horney, Julie

“…A study of the data suggests that rape law reform has not produced the dramatic results reformers hoped for. However, the data shows that more subtle results…”
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The effect of race and gender on bail outcomes: A test of an interactive model by Katz, Charles M, Spohn, Cassia C

“…Secondary empirical data on 6,625 defendants charged with violent felonies in Detroit (MI) Recorder's Court 1976-1978, are used to analyze the effect of race &…”
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A Comparison of Sexual Assault Cases with Child and Adult Victims by Spohn, Cassia C

“…Researchers have suggested that sexual assault cases involving children are treated differently than cases involving adults; they have suggested that cases…”
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Courts, Sentences, and Prisons by Spohn, Cassia C.

“…Gunnar Myrdal identified the need for judicial system reform in his 1944 study 'An American Dilemma.' Since then reforms have been enacted to protect…”
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The genuine victim and prosecutors’ charging decisions in sexual assault cases by Spears, Jeffrey W, Spohn, Cassia C

“…Examines the effect of victim characteristics and evidence factors on prosecutors' decisions to file charges in sexual assault cases; based on arrests made by…”
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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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Courts, sentences, and prisons by Spohn, Cassia C

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A Comparison of Sexual Assault Cases with Child and Adult Victims by Spohn, Cassia C

“…Researchers have suggested that sexual assault cases involving children are treated differently than cases involving adults. Results from a study of data from…”
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An American dilemma revisited by Dentler, Robert A, Ferguson, Ronald F, Allen, Walter R, Jewell, Joseph O, Clayton, Obie, Spohn, Cassia C, Darity, William, Wilkinson, Doris Y, McDaniel, Antonio, Butler, John Sibley

“…Examines progress towards equality for Blacks since 1944; wage differentials, education, politics, religion, the justice system, and other issues; 9 articles…”
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