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INDIVIDUAL RESOURCES, SOCIETAL REACTION AND SENTENCING DISPARITY

NCJ Number
42840
Journal
WESTERN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW Volume: 7 Dated: (1976) Pages: 31-56
Author(s)
J D HEWITT
Date Published
1976
Length
26 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER IS AN ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FROM WHICH TO EXPLAIN AND PREDICT JUDICIAL SENTENCING DISPARITIES.
Abstract
IT DRAWS UPON THE CONTEMPORARY THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE INTERACTIONIST/LABELING SCHOOL IN SUGGESTING THE ROLE OF SOCIETAL REACTION IN THE CREATION OF POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE IMAGES ABOUT AN ACTOR IN A SENTENCING SITUATION. THREE PROPOSITIONS SPECIFYING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN ACTOR'S INDIVIDUAL RESOURCES AND THE SENTENCE HE OR SHE RECEIVES ARE PRESENTED. A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF 504 CONVICTED ADULT FELONY CASES IS THEN PRESENTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP

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