The Effect of Legal and Extra‐Legal Variables on the Recommending and Granting of a Pardon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7907312 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Austin (0000-0001-5389-937X, University of Pennsylvania), Don Hummer (0000-0003-3026-0287, University of Massachusetts Lowell) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-65 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-8240 • E-ISSN: 1467-9930 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9930.00085 |
| OpenAlex | W2060133124 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
A familiar but little studied area of criminal justice is that of pardons. Using data from the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons, the decision‐making process is examined to determine the degree of correspondence between the board’s recommendation and the governor’s decision to grant or deny a pardon. Included in the analysis is an assessment of the relative impact of legal and extra‐legal variables on the decision‐making process. The paper concludes with a discussion on the dynamics of the process, including why some individuals are more likely than others to be granted a pardon, and the implications the findings have for both policy and theory development
Business · Criminal justice · Decision process · Economic Justice · Governor · Legal process · Political science · Process (computing · Process management · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Computer Science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Engineering · Law · Legal and Constitutional Studies · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |