The Processing of Homicides in the Courts
An Examination of Multiple Case Outcomes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2415481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jesenia M Pizarro (0000-0002-7468-8640), Kristen M Zgoba (0000-0002-8660-3384), Laura M Salerno, Giovanni Circo (0000-0002-4309-1884) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 400-423 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Race and Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2153-3687 • E-ISSN: 2153-3687 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2153368718759401 |
| OpenAlex | W2792558609 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 37 |
The current study employs focal concerns theory to address the role that race/ethnicity plays on various court dispositions of homicide offenders in Newark, NJ, a location where the majority of residents are African American and Latino. Two research questions are examined: (1) Does ethnicity play an important role in the decision to dismiss a case against a homicide offender, convict via a plea deal, convict via trial, acquit via trial, and sentence length? and (2) Which legal and extralegal factors play a role in these decision points during the processing of homicide offenders? The findings suggest that when there is little ethnic variation of defendants, victims, and the citizenry, other extralegal variables take precedence in informing the focal concerns of court actors. The results also suggest that different legal and extralegal variables affect the odds of distinct court outcomes. Implications for theory and future research are discussed
Affect (linguistics · Convict · Criminology · Ethnic group · Homicide · Odds · Plea · Poison control · Political science · Race (biology · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |