Melissa A Logue
Biographic Data
| ID | 105007 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa A Logue |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa A |
| FAMILY NAME | Logue |
| SIGNATURE | LOGUE M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, USA, |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Interactive Effects of National Origin and Immigration Status on Latino Drug Traffickers in U.S. Federal Courts
The present study was an intragroup examination of noncitizen Latino drug traffickers convicted in the federal courts from 2006 to 2014. Drawing upon focal concerns theory and Sayad’s state-centered perspective on the role of governments in framing the crime–immigration debate, this study assessed whether offenders’ national origin conditions the effects of immigration status on the odds of receiving a downward departure (lenient sentencing) and …
Latinos in the war on drugs: The role of offender citizenship status and family ties on downward departures
The present study analyzes Latino drug offenders sentenced in U.S. federal courts from 2006–2014 in order to assess whether any family ties effects were contingent on offenders’ citizenship status. The findings indicate that citizenship status conditions the influence of family ties on the decision to grant downward departures, but not the decision on the magnitude of the discount granted. The findings indicate the importance of conducting intra-…
Downward departures in US federal courts: Do Family Ties, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity Matter
Given the gendered and racialized discourse about drug offenders with family ties, the present study used binary logistic regression of federal sentencing data (2001-2003) to examine whether family ties influence defendants' likelihood of receiving downward departures and whether defendants' race/ethnicity and sex condition any family ties effect. The results reveal no variation in the effects of family ties by race/ethnicity, but do lend credenc…
The Price of Being Mexican: Sentencing Disparities Between Noncitizen Mexican and Non-Mexican Latinos in the Federal Courts
With the increasing discourse about a crime-immigration nexus and Latinos, it is critical to ascertain how the criminal justice system responds to noncitizen Latino defendants. Using federal sentencing data to investigate the role of national origin and immigration status on noncitizen Latinos’ sentencing outcomes, several findings emerge. First, national origin conditions the sentences received for Mexicans and non-Mexican Latinos. Second, immig…
The Price of Being Mexican: Sentencing Disparities Between Noncitizen Mexican and Non-Mexican Latinos in the Federal Courts
With the increasing discourse about a crime-immigration nexus and Latinos, it is critical to ascertain how the criminal justice system responds to noncitizen Latino defendants. Using federal sentencing data to investigate the role of national origin and immigration status on noncitizen Latinos’ sentencing outcomes, several findings emerge. First, national origin conditions the sentences received for Mexicans and non-Mexican Latinos. Second, immig…
Downward departures in US federal courts: Do Family Ties, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity Matter
Given the gendered and racialized discourse about drug offenders with family ties, the present study used binary logistic regression of federal sentencing data (2001-2003) to examine whether family ties influence defendants' likelihood of receiving downward departures and whether defendants' race/ethnicity and sex condition any family ties effect. The results reveal no variation in the effects of family ties by race/ethnicity, but do lend credenc…
The Interactive Effects of National Origin and Immigration Status on Latino Drug Traffickers in U.S. Federal Courts
The present study was an intragroup examination of noncitizen Latino drug traffickers convicted in the federal courts from 2006 to 2014. Drawing upon focal concerns theory and Sayad’s state-centered perspective on the role of governments in framing the crime–immigration debate, this study assessed whether offenders’ national origin conditions the effects of immigration status on the odds of receiving a downward departure (lenient sentencing) and …
The Price of Being Mexican: Sentencing Disparities Between Noncitizen Mexican and Non-Mexican Latinos in the Federal Courts
With the increasing discourse about a crime-immigration nexus and Latinos, it is critical to ascertain how the criminal justice system responds to noncitizen Latino defendants. Using federal sentencing data to investigate the role of national origin and immigration status on noncitizen Latinos’ sentencing outcomes, several findings emerge. First, national origin conditions the sentences received for Mexicans and non-Mexican Latinos. Second, immig…
Downward departures in US federal courts: Do Family Ties, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity Matter
Given the gendered and racialized discourse about drug offenders with family ties, the present study used binary logistic regression of federal sentencing data (2001-2003) to examine whether family ties influence defendants' likelihood of receiving downward departures and whether defendants' race/ethnicity and sex condition any family ties effect. The results reveal no variation in the effects of family ties by race/ethnicity, but do lend credenc…
The Interactive Effects of National Origin and Immigration Status on Latino Drug Traffickers in U.S. Federal Courts
The present study was an intragroup examination of noncitizen Latino drug traffickers convicted in the federal courts from 2006 to 2014. Drawing upon focal concerns theory and Sayad’s state-centered perspective on the role of governments in framing the crime–immigration debate, this study assessed whether offenders’ national origin conditions the effects of immigration status on the odds of receiving a downward departure (lenient sentencing) and …
Latinos in the war on drugs: The role of offender citizenship status and family ties on downward departures
The present study analyzes Latino drug offenders sentenced in U.S. federal courts from 2006–2014 in order to assess whether any family ties effects were contingent on offenders’ citizenship status. The findings indicate that citizenship status conditions the influence of family ties on the decision to grant downward departures, but not the decision on the magnitude of the discount granted. The findings indicate the importance of conducting intra-…
Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Ethnic group (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Demography (2 works)