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Gender Effects On Criminal Sentencing
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Central Michigan University
Abstract
The effects of gender of judges and criminals in a criminal trial
were investigated. Thirty-seven subjects, 17 males and 20 females, filled
out a questionairre detailing the results of a criminal .... Middle of Term Paper
... sentencing is a large and pivotal part of the American legal
system, and, although equality in all aspects of a criminal trial is the
central ideal, research shows that the system falls short of this.
Nagel and Weitzman (1972) summarized research by various
investigators. When data was compiled on criminal cases, a clear
discrimination was found in favor of women. It was found that women were
awarded lesser sentences than their male counterparts for the same crimes;
these differences were found for both larceny and felony cases. The
leniency given to women was found to be similar to that of minors, both
male and female. Nagel and ... |
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