Social Worlds of Sentencing

Name: Social Worlds of Sentencing
Brand: State University of New York Press
SKU: 9780791434987-N
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By Ulmer, Jeffery T

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Combines quantitative and qualitative data in a careful investigation of sentencing processes and context under Pennsylvania's sentencing guidelines. Many states and the federal system have embraced sentencing guidelines as a mechanism of sentencing reform. This book draws from interactionist theories of organizations, and James Eisenstein's depiction of courts as communities, to frame an investigation of sentencing disparity, case processing, and organizational relations under Pennsylvania's sentencing guidelines. The author provides a statistical analysis of statewide sentencing outcomes and a comparative statistical and ethnographic analysis of three different-sized county courts. The statistical data show that the major influences on sentencing are legally prescribed ones, but that factors such as conviction by trial, race and gender, and court size are also significant. Ethnographic data illuminate processes behind the statistics by connecting court organizational contexts to case processing strategies, and these strategies to sentencing outcomes. The book concludes with twelve general propositions for future research, discussing possibilities and limitations of sentencing guidelines, and addressing broader issues in the sociology of crime, law, and organizations.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 233
Release Date:: 1997-07-31
Publication Date:: 1997-07-31
Publisher:: State University of New York Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0791434982
ISBN13:: 9780791434987
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 327 g
Height:: 149 cm
Width:: 228 cm
Thickness:: 14 cm

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