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Different Punishment? Investigating Sentencing Disparities Between Irish and Non-irish Nationals in the Irish Criminal Justice System

Bibliographic Data

ID8403466
AuthorsAvril Margaret Brandon (0000-0002-1097-1631, University College Dublin, corresponding author), Michael O’connell (0000-0002-5600-5957, University College Dublin)
Year2018
Volume58
Issue5
Pages1127-1146
Publication date2018-08-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjc/azx080
OpenAlexW2780668873
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited30

Ireland’s economic growth from the late 1990s prompted sustained and diverse inward migration, resulting in substantial changes in the population and reshaping the social and cultural landscape. These shifts have also been visible among those processed by the criminal justice system, with a marked increase in the number of non-Irish nationals committed to Irish prisons. International research suggests that racism is a significant issue within criminal justice systems, with ethnic minority groups often disadvantaged. Despite these findings and the growth in non-Irish national prisoners, little research has assessed the impact of racial bias on Irish sentencing outcomes. This exploratory study examines whether disparities exist between the sentencing of Irish and non-Irish defendants, using data from the Irish Prison Service.

Criminal justice · Criminology · Disadvantaged · Economic Justice · Ethnic group · Immigration · Irish · Political science · Population · Prison · Punishment (psychology) · Racism · Sociology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Demography · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology

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