Dismissal, Conviction, and Incarceration of Hispanic Defendants - A Comparison With Anglos and Blacks

• NCJ Number: 94982
• Journal: Social Science Quarterly Volume: 65 Issue: 2 Dated: (June 1984) Pages: 257-264
• Author(s): S Welch; J Gruhl; C Spohn
• Date Published: 1984
• Length: 8 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article examines the dismissal, conviction, and incarceration rates for about 10,000 male defendants in Los Angeles during the late 1970s and compares these rates for Hispanic, Anglo, and black defendants.

Abstract

On controlling for legal and extralegal factors and after using multivariate analysis, little difference in the treatment of these defendants is found. (Author abstract)