Race and Crime
Fourth Edition
SAGE Journal Articles
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Questions to consider:
- The current research relies on police reports that reflect only cases that become known to law enforcement. Why does the author not regard this as a limitation?
- Using the “uncertainty avoidance” perspective, “focal concern” perspective, and “perceptual shorthand” perspective, explain how these affect prosecutors’ charging decisions.
- According to the author, what are the contributions of this article?
Questions to consider:
- Why does the current research choose sentencing practice in South Carolina as data to be analyzed?
- If a man and a woman both commit a crime, will they face the same likelihood of incarceration and the same length of prison sentence when convicted for their crimes?
- In the same situation as above, how about a Black woman and a White woman in South Carolina?
Questions to consider:
- According to “focal concerns” theory, what three factors shape judicial sentencing decision?
- Why are Asians called “model minorities”?
- How does the “focal concerns” theory apply to Asian minority in judicial sentencing decision?