The Effect of Gender on the Decision to Incarcerate Before and After the Introduction of Sentencing Guidelines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9680920 |
|---|---|
| Authors | BARBARA A KOONS‐WITT, Barbara Koons‐Witt (0000-0002-4414-3148, University of South Carolina, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 297-328 |
| Publication date | 2002-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2002.tb00958.x |
| OpenAlex | W2045937711 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 81 |
| References cited | 40 |
The present study explores the relationships between gender and imprisonment decisions in Minnesota before and after the introduction of sentencing guidelines. Results from a series of logistic regression models indicate that gender alone did not have a significant impact on the likelihood of imprisonment, but women with dependent children were significantly less likely to be imprisoned before sentencing guidelines and in the years subsequent to their implementation. The findings suggest that despite the introduction of sentencing reforms, court officials tend to return to issues of substantive justice, and they appear unable to shed their individual or organizational ideas of fairness in sentencing
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