Adjudication and Sentencing in A Misdemeanor Court
The Outcome is the Punishment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4085633 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Paul Ryan (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-108 |
| Publication date | 1981-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Society Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-9216 • E-ISSN: 1540-5893 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3053223 |
| OpenAlex | W2334530591 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 14 |
A description and analysis of the Columbus (Ohio) Municipal Court is presented in the context of comparison with Malcolm Feeley's recent study of the New Haven lower court. The findings suggest that the Columbus court is much more severe in the sanctions imposed upon convicted defendants. These differences are attributed, in part, to contrasting local political cultures whose influence upon courts is mediated by police department orientations, police-prosecutor relationships, and methods of judicial assignment
Adjudication · Criminology · Economics · Misdemeanor · Outcome (game theory · Political science · Punishment (psychology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
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Family Violence, Television Viewing Habits, and Other Adolescent Experiences Related to Violent Criminal Behavior
A Structural Examination of Misdemeanor Court Disposition Patterns
The Use and Effects of Financial Penalties in Municipal Courts
Judicial Decisions in Civil Commitment
There is a common thread
Inequality and the Punishment of Minor Offenders in the Early 20th Century
Common Law in Action
Measuring self-reported deviance
Felony justice
Varieties of Police Behavior
On Democracy
American Trial Judges
Plea bargaining
A Modified Multiple Regression Approach to the Analysis of Dichotomous Variables
The Neutralization of Severe Penalties
Race as a Determinant of Criminal Sentences
Prior Offense Record as a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Trial Judges' Participation in Plea Bargaining
Bargain Justice in an Unjust World
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2025 (44) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |