Previous research on judicial decision making has shown that legal factors, such as offense severity and prior criminal record, exert a strong impact sentencing decisions. In addition, studies have demonstrated demographic race gender, also influence This study utilized sample of ( n = 975) cases collected by New Jersey’s Criminal Disposition Commission, tracked from arrest through disposition, to assess the factors decisions, with specific focus role pretrial release status. The authors...

In recent years, several pieces of state and federal legislation have imposed new restrictions on convicted sex offenders, including registration with law enforcement agencies, community notification provisions, sexually violent predator designations permitting civil commitment following a prison sentence. This paper uses panel data for the American states years 1970–2002 to assess impact these policies rate at which rapes occur. Our research finds no evidence that our current reduce incidence rape.

Many researchers have examined the factors that affect guilty pleas, but typically utilized a dichotomous dependent variable, measuring either plea or trial. However, majority of cases are resolved though plea, making inevitable question one timing. The current study investigates disposition timing and, in particular, considers impact pretrial detention on pleas. Using sample (n = 975) from New Jersey's Criminal Disposition Commission, tracked inception through disposition, to assess...

Previous research has shown that rape myths are often found in the media reporting of sexual assault. These studies have utilized national newspapers, magazines and television coverage assault their examination assault, very using celebrity cases as a focal point research. In current study, content analysis, we one local newspaper from each nine geographical regions designated by Census Bureau to examine how report on We included articles one-year time period January 2011 2012, culminating...

Abstract The American criminal justice system creates incentives for false conviction. For example, many public crime labs are funded in part per We show that the number of convictions year should be considered "high." examine police, forensic scientists, prosecutors, and defenders U.S. Police, scientists often have an incentive to garner with little convict right person. These create what economists call a "multitask problem" seems resulting needlessly high rate convictions. Public lack...

Abstract For over two decades, U.S. state and federal governments have enacted broad legislation in an effort to keep communities aware about safe from sex offenders living nearby. The current study qualitatively analyzes unsolicited responses regarding their feelings, attitudes, experiences under the auspices of such legislation. A total 60 survey three states were reviewed. Several key themes emerged, including legal issues, hopelessness despair, collateral consequences, lack effectiveness...

The New Penology paradigm stipulates that governments increasingly incarcerate ‘unruly classes’ in order to manage rather than punish these groups. Even more previous decades, post-industrial society is said utilize the criminal sanction as a means of repressing poor, urban, unemployed, and members minority Drawing on framework, current research uses example bail assess whether risk management rationales have migrated into judges’ decision making despite law favors non-incarceration. Using...

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