Methodological Issues in Court Research

Pretrial Release Decisions for Federal Defendants

Bibliographic Data

ID2331500
AuthorsR Stryker (0000-0002-4040-0776), Ilene H Nagel (Indiana University School of Law), J Hagan (0000-0002-4262-9822, University of Toronto School of Law)
Year1983
Volume11
Issue4
Pages469-500
Publication date1983-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociological Methods & Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0049-1241 • E-ISSN: 1552-8294
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0049124183011004005
OpenAlexW2000123562
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited18

Combining elements of 'response as outcome' studies and 'response as process' studies overcomes deficiencies resulting from methodological bifurcation, improves our understanding of court outcomes, and leads to theoretical transformation. Using observational and in-depth interview data to inform hypotheses and to create contextual variables, we develop and test models of the pretrial release decision for federal defendants. These models suggest that the emphasis in outcome research on defendants' ascribed status characteristics has been exaggerated. It is asserted that too little attention has been devoted to processual factors, including labeling, and to jurisdictional and organizational factors determining court outcomes

Economics · Management science · Observational study · Outcome (game theory) · Process (computing) · Statistics · Test (biology) · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Mathematics · Psychology

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