| Description |
1 online resource (216 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship
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Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1; Citizenship Status and Sentencing; CHAPTER 2; Federal Sentencing Guidelines; CHAPTER 3; Theoretical Perspectives and Review of Research; CHAPTER 4; Data and Research Methodology; CHAPTER 5; Statistical Analysis and Findings; CHAPTER 6; Linking Empirical Findings to Theories; CHAPTER 7; Conclusions and Implications; Appendices; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Wu examines the independent effect of citizenship status and its joint effect with race/ethnicity, national origin, and geographic locations on sentencing outcomes. He studies the between-group relationship in terms of citizenship status and conflict theory as well as the within-group relationship in terms of race/ethnicity and typification theory. Findings reveal mixed support for theoretical propositions and research hypotheses, with stronger support for conflict theory than for typification theory. The double-disadvantage hypothesis is not supported. The findings regarding federal judges? h. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- United States.
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Sentences (Criminal procedure) |
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United States. |
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Citizenship -- United States.
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Citizenship. |
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Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Critical legal studies -- United States.
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Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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Critical legal studies. |
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LAW -- Criminal Law -- General. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wu, Jawjeong. Citizenship Status, Race, Ethnicity, and Their Effects on Sentencing. El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, ©2011 9781593324629 |
| ISBN |
9781593326838 |
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1593326831 |
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9781593324629 (casebound ; alkaline paper) |
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1593324626 (casebound ; alkaline paper) |
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