Race and Sentencing: A Study in the Crown Court

by Roger G. Hood and Roger Hood

This is the first major study to examine whether race is a factor influencing the sentences imposed in the Crown Courts in England. Based on a large sample of cases, it reveals a complex and disturbing pattern of racial differences in the resort to custody, the lengths of sentences, and the choice of alternative punishments. The findings provide a challenge for considering how to eliminate the racial factor from sentencing practices.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198258402
• ISBN13: 9780198258407
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"