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Sentencing Length Disparities: Assessing Why Race And Gender Influence Judges’ Decisions, Janna Akers
Sentencing Length Disparities: Assessing Why Race And Gender Influence Judges’ Decisions, Janna Akers
Scripps Senior Theses
The purpose of this study is to assess why the race and gender of defendants influence judges’ decisions using the focal concern theory. This study will require around 84 participants. Participants will be federal judges who will be recruited via email. In an online survey, participants will be randomly assigned to one of four conditions . Participants will all read a vignette which an individual was convicted for in trafficking of Xanax. The vignette will be manipulated by the name and accompanying a mugshot based on the race (Black/White) and gender (male/female) of the defendant. The expected result is that …