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Ethnic Disparities In Sentencing And The Washington Sentencing Reform Act: The Case Of Yakima County, David L. Hood, Jon R. Harlan
Ethnic Disparities In Sentencing And The Washington Sentencing Reform Act: The Case Of Yakima County, David L. Hood, Jon R. Harlan
Explorations in Ethnic Studies
An important issue confronting the criminal justice system is sentencing disparity. Sentencing disparity involves inequitable sanctions imposed on individuals who have committed similar offenses. These inequalities in sentencing patterns have allegedly centered on group differences and may reflect an ethnic or racial bias.