Regional variation in sentences for child sexual abuse
An empirical study with Finnish court data
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12926481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tiina Malin (0000-0001-8086-0438, University of Helsinki, corresponding author), Maiju Tanskanen (0000-0002-2328-3563, University of Helsinki) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Pages | 100565-100565 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International journal of law, crime and justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1756-0616 • E-ISSN: 1876-763X |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2022.100565 |
| OpenAlex | W4309694853 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 34 |
While sentencing consistency is a major principle of most of the justice systems, some features of sentencing disparities remain understudied. The purpose of the current study is to examine regional variation in aggravation assessment of child sexual abuse (CSA). We use data of CSA convictions given in Finnish district courts (n = 909). Multilevel regression modeling is used as the analytic method to assess whether the variation persists even after controlling for the offense characteristics. The descriptive results show that there are remarkable differences between courts. The results from the multilevel regression analysis suggest that the between-court variation in convictions is not fully explained by the observed offense characteristics, as the variation persists even after controlling for these. While the current results are suggestive of between-court sentencing disparities, the source for this variation remains speculative. More research is needed on data allowing for both between- and within-court analyses
Child sexual abuse · Consistency (knowledge bases · Criminology · Economic Justice · Medical emergency · Multilevel model · Poison control · Political science · Regression analysis · Sexual abuse · Statistics · Variation (astronomy · Child Abuse and Trauma · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |