NCJ Number
42264
Journal
Sociological Inquiry Volume: 47 Issue: 1 Pages: 39-48
Date Published
Unknown
Length
10 pages
Annotation
THE RESEARCHERS LABEL SEX, AGE, RACE, EDUCATION, MARITAL STATUS, SOCIOECONOMIC LEVEL, WORK HISTORY, AND DEPENDENCY AS 'LEGALLY IRRELEVANT' IN DETERMINING THE SEVERITY OF FELONY OFFENSES.
Abstract
THE RESEARCHERS ANALYZED 504 FELONY CASES RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM THE CONVICTIONS IN KING COUNTY (WA) FOR 1973 AND FOUND THAT ONLY WORK HISTORY AND DEPENDENCY WERE THE ONLY LEGALLY IRRELEVANT FACTORS THAT INDEED INFLUENCED SENTENCING....TWH