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U.S. District Court Judicial Diversity: The Impact of Race and Sex Composition on Sentencing Outcomes at the District Level
Crime & Delinquency, Vol.online ahead of print
02/26/2024
Web of Science ID: WOS:001173606100001
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Abstract
The demographic diversity of the federal bench has emerged as a salient issue for the American public. Although research has examined the impact of judges’ race and sex on various court outcomes, including sentencing, for several decades across different levels of courts, findings remain mixed. Race and sex diversity of the U.S. District Courts has increased in recent years, coinciding with the transition from mandatory to advisory sentencing guidelines. The current study examines the impact of changes in the race and sex composition of federal trial courts on district-level sentencing outcomes for different demographic groups of offenders. The findings provide evidence that the race and sex composition of the District Courts impacts sentencing outcomes in both expected and unexpected ways.
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- Title
- U.S. District Court Judicial Diversity
- Publication Details
- Crime & Delinquency, Vol.online ahead of print
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Sage Publications, Inc.
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2024.
- Identifiers
- WOS:001173606100001; 99380504696306600
- Academic Unit
- College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities; Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies
- Language
- English