Sentencing in the Federal Courts: Does Race Matter? Transition to Sentencing Guidelines, 1986-90

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Year: 1993
Pages: 229
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0788114727

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Douglas C. McDonald & Kenneth E. Carlson. Examines racial & ethnic disparities imposed on federal offenders before & after implementation of sentencing guidelines authorized by the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, & the mandatory minimum imprisonment provisions of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. Patterns in sentences for whites, blacks, & Hispanics were analyzed by controlling for explanatory variables that may be correlated with race or ethnicity. 75 charts, tables & graphs.

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