Neither Conflict Nor Labeling Nor Paternalism Will Suffice: Intersections of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Family in Criminal Court Decisions

• DOI: 10.1177/0011128789035001007
• Publication Date: 2007-03-11T03:28:30Z
• Authors: Kathleen Daly
• Keywords: Paternalism; White (mutation); Family conflict

This statistical study examines sentencing and pretrial release decisions for black, white, Hispanic men women, using data from New York City Seattle criminal courts. Hypotheses are tested on the interactive influences of gender family, mitigating effects family women different race ethnic groups. The results show that differences in court outcomes can be explained by defendants' familial circumstances, such greatest black defendants. Arguing neither male-centered conflict or labeling perspectives, nor paternalism thesis capture logic decision making, I call more research how familial-based justice practices classed, raced, gendered.