INFLUENCE OF LEGALLY IRRELEVANT FACTORS ON FELONY SENTENCING

• NCJ Number: 42264
• Journal: Sociological Inquiry Volume: 47 Issue: 1 Pages: 39-48
• Author(s): R LOTZ; J D HEWITT
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 10 pages
• Corporate Author: Alpha Kappa Delta
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: Canada
• Note: REPRINT

Annotation

THE RESEARCHERS LABEL SEX, AGE, RACE, EDUCATION, MARITAL STATUS, SOCIOECONOMIC LEVEL, WORK HISTORY, AND DEPENDENCY AS 'LEGALLY IRRELEVANT' IN DETERMINING THE SEVERITY OF FELONY OFFENSES.

Abstract

THE RESEARCHERS ANALYZED 504 FELONY CASES RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM THE CONVICTIONS IN KING COUNTY (WA) FOR 1973 AND FOUND THAT ONLY WORK HISTORY AND DEPENDENCY WERE THE ONLY LEGALLY IRRELEVANT FACTORS THAT INDEED INFLUENCED SENTENCING....TWH